1 Chronicles 1:44 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. Bela was dead - "Being killed by Phineas, in the wilderness." - T.

Jobab the son of Zerah - Supposed by some to be the same as Job, whose book forms a part of the canon of Scripture. But in their names there is no similarity; Job being written איוב aiyob; Jobab, יובב yobab. See the notes on Job, and the parallel place in Genesis.

1 Chronicles 1:44

44 And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.