“ The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.g ”
- 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...
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...
The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.
These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, These are the sons of Seir the Horite. Seir, with a colony of Horites from Lebanon, set...
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...
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...
On these verses I only remark, that the Hittites which also sprung from Esau, are here incorporated in the history. Genesis 26:34 .
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 .
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...
20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, 21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the c...
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The Descendants and Chieftains of Seir the Horite ( Genesis 36:20-30 ). Seir the Horite was leader of the tribe of Horites who dwelt in Seir, which was presumably named after him. His sons were th...
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...
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...
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...
§ 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...
The Horites
Ezer. Genesis 36:21 1 Chronicles 1:38 Akan. 1 Chronicles 1:42 Jakan.