Genesis 36:32-37

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 36:31-42

By degrees, it seems, the Edomites wormed out the Horites, obtained full possession of the country, and had a government of their own. 1. They were ruled by kings, who governed the whole country, and seem to have come to the throne by election, and not by lineal descent; so bishop Patrick observes. These kings reigned in Edom before there reigned any king over the children of Israel, that is, before Moses's time, for he was king in Jeshurun, Deut. 33:5. God had lately promised Jacob that kings... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:32

And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom ,.... His name was not Balac, as the Septuagint version, which may lead to think of Balak king of Moab; nor is this the same with Balaam, the son of Beor, who lived ages after, as some in Aben Ezra: who he was we know no more of than what is here said; he was the first Horite king, and is placed by Mr. Bedford F9 Scripture Chronology, p. 316. in A. M. 2002: and the name of his city was Dinhabah , the place either where he was born, or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:33

And Bela died ,.... How long he reigned is not known with any certainty, nor whether he left any sons behind him; if he did, they did not succeed him in the throne; for Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead : this king some have thought to be the same with Job, and from whom one of the books of Scripture has its name; but neither their names, nor age, nor country agree: who this Jobab and his father Zerah were cannot be said: they seem to be of the same country in which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:34

And Jobab died ,.... According to Mr. Bedford, A. M. 2177: and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead ; or of the land of the south, as the Targum of Jonathan, of the southern part of the land of Idumea, as it was afterwards called; the metropolis of which was the city of Teman, after spoken of in Scripture, which had its name from Teman the son of Eliphaz; See Gill on Genesis 36:11 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:35

And Husham died ,.... As is thought, about A. M. 2219, above forty years after the death of Abraham, as computed by the above writer: and Hadad the son of Bedad (who smote Midian in the field of Moab) reigned in his stead : who he or his father were we have no other account, nor of this warlike action of his; probably the Midianites came out to invade him, hearing of which, he went out against them, and met with him in the fields of Moab, which were near to Midian, and fought them and... read more

John Gill

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

And Hadad died ,.... As is supposed, about A. M. 2241. and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead ; but who he was, or the place he was of, cannot be said. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:37

And Samlah died ,.... As is supposed, about A. M. 2283. and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead ; Rehoboth was one of the cities built by Ashur, Genesis 10:11 ; and was situated near the river Euphrates; and so the Targum of Jonathan calls it Rehoboth which is by Euphrates; but Jerom F14 De loc. Heb. fol. 93. M. & 94. A. , from Eusebius, takes it to be another city by a river in Edom, and says, that there was in his days a garrison in the country of Gabalena... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 36:33

Jobab the son of Zerah - Many have supposed that Jobab is the same as Job, so remarkable for his afflictions and patience; and that Eliphaz, mentioned Genesis 36:10 , etc., was the same who in the book of Job is called one of his friends: but there is no proper proof of this, and there are many reasons against it. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 36:35

Smote Midian in the field of Moab - Bishop Cumberland supposes that this was Midian, the son of Abraham by Keturah, and that he was killed by Hadad some time before he was one hundred and nine years of age; and that Moses recorded this, probably, because it was a calamity to the ancestor of Jethro, his father-in-law - Orig. of Nat., p. 14. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 36:32

And Bela the son of Beor (cf. Genesis 14:2 , where Bela is the name for Zoar; and Numbers 22:5 , where Balaam's father is called Beer, whence the LXX . has here Βαλὸκ) reigned in Edom (as the first sore-reign): and the name of his city was Dinha-bah —"Concealment," or "Little Place" (Furst); a place of plunder (Gesenius), the situation of which has not been identified. read more

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