We have wrapped up much of the significant events in Jacob's life and have seen Isaac buried. Before moving on to the life of Jacob's sons, the author records the other family line of Isaac, that of Esau. In the future, the descendants of Jacob, the Israelites, will have numerous encounters with the descendants of Esau. Indeed the short book of Obadiah focuses on that nation-tribe.
Genesis 36:1-5, Esau's Canaanite wives
This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom). Esau took his wives from the women of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite-- also Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom). Esau took his wives from the women of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite-- also Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel, and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in Canaan.
The word "account" here is the Hebrew toledot, sometimes translated "generations". It tends to set off one portion of Genesis from another. It is used here to complete a discussion of Isaac's descendants by tracing the descendants of Esau before moving on the more important story of Jacob's children.
The first members of Esau's family come from the Canaanite wives (that Rebekah did not like.)
Genesis 36: 6-8, Esau settles in Seir
Genesis 36: 6-8, Esau settles in Seir
The hill country of Seir (including Mount Seir) is south of modern Jerusalem in modern Jordan.
Jacob and Esau had too much livestock to be supported by one region. And they didn't trust each other. So they had separated.
Genesis 36: 9-14, The descendants of Esau is Seir
This is the account of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir.
These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, the son of Esau's wife Adah, and Reuel, the son of Esau's wife Basemath.
The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz. Esau's son Eliphaz also had a concubine named Timna, who bore him Amalek. These were grandsons of Esau's wife Adah.
The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were grandsons of Esau's wife Basemath.
The sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, whom she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jalam and Korah.
We trace the lines of Esau's children through three wives, Adah, Basemath and Oholibamah.
Genesis 36: 15-19, The descendants of Esau is Seir
These were the chiefs among Esau's descendants: The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, Korah, Gatam and Amalek. These were the chiefs descended from Eliphaz in Edom; they were grandsons of Adah.
The sons of Esau's son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in Edom; they were grandsons of Esau's wife Basemath.
The sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam and Korah. These were the chiefs descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah. These were the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these were their chiefs.
These descendants are called chiefs, emphasizing that they eventually led a significant tribe?
Genesis 36: 20-30, The descendants of Esau in Seir
These were the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the region: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These sons of Seir in Edom were Horite chiefs.
The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan's sister. The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. This is the Anah who discovered the hot springs in the desert while he was grazing the donkeys of his father Zibeon.
The children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.
The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Keran.
The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.
The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
These were the Horite chiefs: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.
These were the Horite chiefs, according to their divisions, in the land of Seir.
Genesis 36: 9-14, The descendants of Esau is Seir
This is the account of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir.
These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, the son of Esau's wife Adah, and Reuel, the son of Esau's wife Basemath.
The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz. Esau's son Eliphaz also had a concubine named Timna, who bore him Amalek. These were grandsons of Esau's wife Adah.
The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were grandsons of Esau's wife Basemath.
The sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, whom she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jalam and Korah.
We trace the lines of Esau's children through three wives, Adah, Basemath and Oholibamah.
Genesis 36: 15-19, The descendants of Esau is Seir
These were the chiefs among Esau's descendants: The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, Korah, Gatam and Amalek. These were the chiefs descended from Eliphaz in Edom; they were grandsons of Adah.
The sons of Esau's son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in Edom; they were grandsons of Esau's wife Basemath.
The sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam and Korah. These were the chiefs descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah. These were the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these were their chiefs.
These descendants are called chiefs, emphasizing that they eventually led a significant tribe?
Genesis 36: 20-30, The descendants of Esau in Seir
These were the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the region: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These sons of Seir in Edom were Horite chiefs.
The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan's sister. The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. This is the Anah who discovered the hot springs in the desert while he was grazing the donkeys of his father Zibeon.
The children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.
The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Keran.
The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.
The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
These were the Horite chiefs: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.
These were the Horite chiefs, according to their divisions, in the land of Seir.
These names were presumably known to the early Israelites (but a bit boring to me!) This passage takes the genealogy back a bit to show connections to Seir and the Horites.
There are small discrepancies in ancient manuscripts. In verse 16, the word "Korah" is a disputed text. According to the NIV footnotes, it occurs in the Masoretic Text but the Samaritan Pentateuch does not have Korah. In verse 22 the Hebrew "Hemam", is a variant of "Homam" which appears in 1 Chron. 1:39. In verse 24, the NIV follows the Vulgate for the word "hot springs". The Syriac text translates as "discovered water" but the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
There are small discrepancies in ancient manuscripts. In verse 16, the word "Korah" is a disputed text. According to the NIV footnotes, it occurs in the Masoretic Text but the Samaritan Pentateuch does not have Korah. In verse 22 the Hebrew "Hemam", is a variant of "Homam" which appears in 1 Chron. 1:39. In verse 24, the NIV follows the Vulgate for the word "hot springs". The Syriac text translates as "discovered water" but the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Genesis 36: 31-39, Kings in Edom before the Israelites
Bela son of Beor became king of Edom. His city was named Dinhabah.
When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.
When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king.
When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.
When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king. When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river succeeded him as king.
When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Acbor succeeded him as king.
When Baal-Hanan son of Acbor died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau, and his wife's name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.
Verse 31 is interesting -- the author (or a later editor) is aware that there will eventually be kings over the nation of Israel and clarifies that these Edomite kings ruled before then.
In verse 37 the river mentioned is probably the Euphrates, which Jacob crossed enroute to Laban.
According to the NIV footnotes, the name "Hadad" in verse 39 is another place where ancient manuscripts differ. Some manuscripts have "Hadar" instead. Like almost all manuscript differences, this is irrelevant to our story.
Genesis 36: 40-43, The chiefs of Edom
These were the chiefs descended from Esau, by name, according to their clans and regions: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, Magdiel and Iram.
These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they occupied. This was Esau the father of the Edomites.
Esau, even though he didn't get the birthright from Isaac, is still the ancestor of numerous tribes in the region of Edom (in modern souther Jordan.)
No comments:
Post a Comment