Genesis 36:35 - Exposition

And Husham died, and Hadad —"Shouting," e.g. for joy (Gesenius); whence "Conqueror" (Furst)— the son of Bedad ,—"Separation" (Gesenius)— who smote Midian ( vide Genesis 25:2 ) in the field of Moab ( vide Genesis 19:37 ), reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith— "Ruins" (Gesenius), "Twisting" (Murphy), "Hut-Village" (Furst). An attempt has been made (Bohlen) to identify this monarch with the Edomite of the same name who rose against Solomon ( 1 Kings 11:14 ); but