“ And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel; ”
- 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...
And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;
And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth. No JFB commentary on these verses.
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...
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...
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...
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.
And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz ,.... This son of Esau, according to Jerom n, is the same with him mentioned in the book of Job, as one of his friends that came to visit him, Job 2:11 ; and so says t...
And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel; Ver. 4. Eliphaz. ] Job's friend, say some: a good man; but much mistaken in Job, whom he so sharply censures.
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...
The Generations of Esau. B. C. 1780. 1 Now these are the generations of Esau, who is...
Eliphaz, the progenitor of that Eliphaz, Job 2:11 . Reuel, the father of Jethro. See Exodus 2:18 Numbers 10:29 .
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...
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...
Esau Settles in Seir
Adah. 1 Chronicles 1:35 Eliphaz. Job 2:11 Reuel. not. Exodus 2:18 Numbers 10:29