Genesis 36:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz, ”

• Genesis 36:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  - Section XII - Jacob - The History of Esau 2. < אהלבמה 'ohŏlı̂ybâmâh , Oholibamah, “tent of the high place.” ענה ‛ ǎnâh , ‘Anah, “answering.” צבעון tsı̂b‛ôn , Tsib‘on, “d...

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• Genesis 36:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  These [were] (d) dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn [son] of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz, (d) If God's promises are so sure towards those who are no...

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• Genesis 36:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Genesis 36. Edomite Genealogies, Chieftains, and Kings. This chapter is not a unity but a compilation with a very complicated literary history behind it. There is an element of P in it, but its ext...

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• Genesis 36:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz, Dukes of the sons of Esau - The word duke comes from the Latin...

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• Genesis 36:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  These were dukes— Leaders, or praefects; heads of their respective clans or families. As ףּאל signifies a thousand, as well as a leader, it is probable, that when mankind at the beginning were...

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• Genesis 36:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz, Dukes, х 'luwpiym ( H441 )] - phylarchs, leaders, chief...

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• Genesis 36:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Generations of Esau 'The amount of detail here arises from the fact that Edom was always counted Israel's brother, and of great importance in the history of Israel. The Horites (“cave-dwellers...

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• Genesis 36:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Dukes. — Duke is the Latin word dux, a leader; but the Hebrew word alluph signifies a tribal prince, It is derived from eleph, a thousand, used in much the same way as the word hundred wi...

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• Genesis 36:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This is one of the sections of the biblical literature which all of us are tempted to hurry over, because it appears to be almost exclusively a list of names. We may allow that it appears uninteresti...

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• Genesis 36:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Respecting the title here; see Genesis 27:40 . Reader! observe, that while Jacob's children were husbandmen, Esau's race were nobles. And yet what said GOD? See Malachi 1:2 . But how sure that prom...

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• Genesis 36:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  These were dukes of the sons of Esau ,.... Ben Melech says, the difference between a duke and a king was, that a king is crowned and a duke is not crowned; but Jarchi interprets the word of heads of...

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• Genesis 36:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE FAMILY OF ESAU This chapter deals with the generations of Esau. Verse 6 tells us that he took his wives, family, and all his possessions, leaving the land of Canaan, going "from the face of hi...

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• Genesis 36:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Dukes of Edom. B. C. 1729.       9 And these are the generations of Esau the father of...

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• Genesis 36:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  1715 These were dukes, princes or heads of their several families and little principalities, according to the manner of those times, who ruled their dominions, either severally, each his own, or...

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• Genesis 36:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Descendants and Chieftains of Esau ( Genesis 36:10-19 ). Genesis 36:10 ‘These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of...

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• Genesis 36:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 36:1 . Edom.] This is a surname added to his birth-name, Esau. It is the national designation of his descendants.— Genesis 36:2 . His wives. ] There is considerable di...

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• Genesis 36:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Genesis 36:1 . The generations. The critics complain of the difficulties in this genealogy, arising from the same person having two names, a custom common to many nations. The ancients assumed new...

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• Genesis 36:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom The history of the generations of Esau I. WE SEE HOW THE PROMISES OF GOD CONCERNING ESAU WERE FULFILLED. Temporal prosperity. II. WE LEARN...

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• Genesis 36:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  § 10. THE GENERATIONS OF ESAU ( CH . 36:1-37:1). EXPOSITION Genesis 36:1 Now these are the generations (cf. Genesis 2:4 ; Genesis 5:1 , &c.) of Esau ,—Hairy (vide Genesis 2...

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• Genesis 36:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz, the first-born son of Esau: Duke Teman, Duke Omar, Duke Zepho, Duke Kenaz,

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• Genesis 36:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  First aristocracy of dukes, from A.M. cir. 2429, to A.M. cir. dukes. Genesis 36:18 1 Chronicles 1:35 Eliphaz. Job 21:8 Psalms 37:35 duke Teman. Genesis 36:4 Genesis 36:11 Genesis 36:12...

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