Genesis 36:22-30

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 36:20-30

In the midst of this genealogy of the Edomites here is inserted the genealogy of the Horites, those Canaanites, or Hittites (compare Gen. 26:34), that were the natives of Mount Seir. Mention is made of them, Gen. 14:6; and of their interest in Mount Seir, before the Edomites took possession of it, Deut. 2:12, 22. This comes in here, not only to give light to the story, but to be a standing reflection upon the Edomites for intermarrying with them, by which, it is probable, they learned their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:22

And the children of Lotan were Hori and Heman ,.... The first of these seems to have his name from the general name of the tribe or nation, and the other is called Homam, 1 Chronicles 1:39 , and Lotan's sister was Timna : whom Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau took for his concubine, Genesis 36:12 ; for the sake of which her relation to Lotan is here mentioned; and she is said to be the sister of this man particularly, though there were seven brethren of them, because she might be his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:23

And the children of Shobal were these ,.... Who was the second son of Seir, and whose sons were the five following: Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam ; in 1 Chronicles 1:40 Alvan is called Alian, and Shepho is Shephi. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:24

And these are the children of Zibeon ,.... The third son of Self, and who had two sons: both Ajah and Anah ; of the latter it is observed: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father ; who observed, while he was feeding his father's asses in the wilderness, that the he asses coupled with mares, or horses with the she asses, and produced another sort of creatures called mules; and by this means found out the way how such... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:25

And the children of Anah were these ,.... Dishon , the name of one of his uncles. Genesis 36:21 , and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah ; Aben Ezra thinks this is not the same Anah that was mentioned in the beginning of this verse; since, if he was the same, there was no need to mention him again, but that he is the same that is mentioned in Genesis 36:2 ; but if he is not the same that is spoken of in this verse and Genesis 36:24 , it is difficult to account for the mention of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:26

And these are the sons of Dishon ,.... Not of Dishon the son of Anah, but of Dishon the son of Seir, Genesis 36:21 ; and they are the four following: Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran ; the first of these is called Amram, or rather Chamram, 1 Chronicles 1:41 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:27

The children of Ezer are these ,.... Another son of Seir, who had the following sons: Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Achan ; the two last are called Zavan and Jakan, in 1 Chronicles 1:42 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:28

The children of Dishon are these ,.... The last of the seven sons of Seir, and who had two sons: Uz and Aran ; from the former of these the land of Uz, inhabited by the Edomites, had its name, Lamentations 4:21 ; some have taken this to be the country of Job, Job 1:1 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:29

These are the dukes that came of the Horites ,.... Not that succeeded one after another, as the kings next mentioned did, but were together, at the same time, heads of respective families, and governors of them; and then the seven sons of Seir are rehearsed in this verse and Genesis 36:30 in their order, with the title of "duke" annexed to each of them, "Duke Lotan", &c.; read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:30

These are the dukes that came of Hori ,.... The ancestor of Seir, whence he is called the Horite, unless the singular is put for the plural, used in Genesis 36:29 , among their dukes in the land of Seir ; not that there were other dukes besides them in the land of Seir until Esau got among them, but these were they whose habitations were before in the land of Gabla (or Seir); as the Targum of Jonathan paraphrases it; or "in", or "according to their dukedoms", as the Septuagint... read more

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