Genesis 36:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; ”

• Genesis 36:2 - 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 36:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  Esau took his wives of the (b) daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; (b) Besides those wives spoken of in...

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• Genesis 36:2 - 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 36:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; His wives - It appears that Esau's wives...

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• Genesis 36:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Esau took his wives— It appears by comparing ch. Genesis 26:34 . that these wives of Esau went under several names, as seems to have been a common custom in those days. It is of little importance...

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• Genesis 36:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; Esau took his wives of the daught...

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• Genesis 36:2 - 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 36:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite. — In Genesis 26:34 , she is called “Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite,” and is placed second. Here she is everywhere placed first. We do not often e...

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• Genesis 36:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Jacob's Sons; Esau's Sons; Isaac's Death Genesis 35:16-29 ; Genesis 36:1-8 From Bethel to Bethlehem is not far. The one, the House of God; the other, the House of Bread. We need them both, if...

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• Genesis 36:2 - 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 36:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Observe, though Esau had three wives, yet but five sons from all. More wives than one, which is contrary to the divine ordination, is not always favourable to the increase of mankind.

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• Genesis 36:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan ,.... Of the Canaanites, the posterity of cursed Canaan, most of them were of them, though not all, the two following were, and so those, if differ...

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• Genesis 36:2 - 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 36:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Generations of Esau. B. C. 1780.       1 Now these are the generations of Esau, who is...

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• Genesis 36:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  If this account be compared with that Genesis 26:34 , we shall find some difficulties, which yet admit of an easy reconciliation, if these things be considered. 1. That it is very usual, and con...

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• Genesis 36:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Sons of Esau ( Genesis 36:2-9 ) Genesis 36:2 ‘Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zi...

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• Genesis 36:2 - 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 36:2 - 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 36:2 - 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 36:2 - 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 36:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Esau Settles in Seir

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• Genesis 36:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Esau. Genesis 9:25 Genesis 26:34 Genesis 26:35 Genesis 27:46 Adah. or, Bashemath. Genesis 26:34 Aholibamah. Genesis 36:25 Genesis 26:34 Judith. the daughter.

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