1 Esau's three wives.
6 His removal to mount Seir.
9 His sons.
15 The dukes which descended of his sons.
20 The sons and dukes of Seir the Horite.
24 Anah finds mules.
31 The kings of Edom.
40 The dukes that descended of Esau.

A.M. 2208. B.C. 1796. 22:17 25:24-34 27:35-41 32:3-7 Nu 20:14-21 De 23:7 1Ch 1:35 Isa 63:1 Eze 25:12

2 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. 9:25 26:34,35 27:46

Adah. or, Bashemath. 26:34

Aholibamah. 25 26:34

Judith. the daughter. We ought, most probably, to read here and in ver. 14, as in ver. 20, 'the son of Zibeon;' which is the reading of the Samaritan, Septuagint, (and Syriac, in ver. 2,) and which Houbigant and Kennicott contend to be genuine.

3 And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth.

25:13 28:9

Mahalath.

4 And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;

Adah. 1Ch 1:35

Eliphaz. Job 2:11

Reuel. not. Ex 2:18 Nu 10:29

5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.

in the land. 6 35:29

6 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.

A.M. cir. 2264. B.C. cir. 1740.
persons. Heb. souls. Eze 27:13 Re 18:13

went. 13:6,11 17:8 25:23 28:4 32:3

7 For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.

their riches. 13:6,11

the land. 17:8 28:4

8 Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.

mount Seir. 20 14:6 32:3 De 2:5 Jos 24:4 1Ch 4:42 2Ch 20:10,23 Eze 35:2-7 Mal 1:3

Esau. 1

9 And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:

the Edomites. Heb. Edom. 19:37

10 These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.

A.M. cir. 2230. B.C. cir. 1774. 3,4 1Ch 1:35-37

11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

A.M. cir. 2270. B.C. cir. 1734. Zepho. 15,16 1Ch 1:35,36

Zephi.

12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife.

Timna. 22 1Ch 1:36

Amalek. 16 14:7 Ex 17:8-16 Nu 24:18-20 De 23:7 25:17-19 1Sa 15:2,3-9

13 And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.

17 1Ch 1:37

14 And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.

A.M. cir. 2292. B.C. cir. 1712. 2,5,18 1Ch 1:35

15 These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,

First aristocracy of dukes, from A.M. cir. 2429, to A.M. cir. 2471; from B.C. cir. 1575, to B.C. cir. 1533.

dukes. The word duke is from the Latin dux, a captain or leader, from duco, to lead, guide; which is the exact import of the Hebrew [alluph,] alluph, from [aleph, lamed, pheh,] to lead, guide; and is here applied to heads of families, chieftains, or princes, who were military leaders.

18 1Ch 1:35

Eliphaz. Job 21:8 Ps 37:35

duke Teman. 4,11,12 1Ch 1:36,45,51-54 Job 2:11 4:1 Jer 49:7,20 Eze 25:13 Am 1:12 Ob 1:9 Hab 3:3

16 Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.

Duke Korah. As it is certain from ver. 4, that Eliphaz was Esau's son by Adah, and from ver. 11, 12, that Eliphaz had but six sons, 'Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and Amalek;' as is is also certain, from ver. 5, 14, that Korah was the son of Esau (not Eliphaz) by Aholibamah; and as the words duke Korah are omitted by both the Samaritan Text and Version, Dr. Kennicott pronounces them to be an interpolation.

dukes. Ex 15:15

17 And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.

Reuel. 4,13 1Ch 1:37

18 And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.

5,14 1Ch 1:35

19 These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes.

who is Edom. See on ver. 1

20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

A.M. cir. 2198. B.C. cir. 1806. 2,22-30 14:6 De 2:12,22 1Ch 1:38-42

21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

A.M. cir. 2204. B.C. cir. 1800. 21

22 And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna.

A.M. cir. 2248. B.C. 1756. Hemam. 1Ch 1:39

Homan.
Timna. 12

23 And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

Alvan. 1Ch 1:40

Alian.
Shepho. or, Shephi. 1Ch 1:40

24 And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.

found. Le 19:19 De 2:10 2Sa 13:29 18:9 1Ki 1:38,44 4:28 Zec 14:15

25 And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.

Dishon. 21

Anah. 2,5,14,18 1Ch 1:41

26 And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

Hemdan. 1Ch 1:41

Amram.

27 The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.

Ezer. 21 1Ch 1:38

Akan. 1Ch 1:42

Jakan.

28 The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran.

Uz. Job 1:1 Jer 25:20 La 4:21

29 These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,

Horites. 20,28 1Ch 1:41,42

duke Lotan. 20 1Ch 1:38

30 Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.

From A.M. cir. 2093, to A.M. cir. 2429; from B.C. cir. 1911, to B.C. cir. 1575. dukes in the. 2Ki 11:19 Isa 23:15 Da 7:17,23

31 And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.

the kings. 17:6,16 25:23 Nu 20:14 24:17,18 De 17:14-20 33:5,29 1Ch 1:43-50

before there. Moses may here allude to the promise which God made to Jacob (ch. 35:11,) that kings should proceed from him; and here states that these kings reigned before that prophecy began to be fulfilled.

32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

Dinhabah. i.e., judgment, concealment 1Ch 1:43

33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

A.M. cir. 2135. B.C. cir. 1869. Bozrah. Bozrah, Bezer, or Bostra, was situated in Arabia Deserta, and the eastern part of Edom; and, according to Eusebius, was 24 miles from Edrei. It afterwards belonged to Moab, and was given by Moses to Reuben, but again reverted to Edom. It is now called Boszra; and is described by Burckhardt as the largest town in the Haouran, including its ruins, though only inhabited by about twelve or fifteen families. It is situated in the open plain, two hours distant from Aare, and is at present the last inhabited place in the south-east extremity of the Haouran. It is of an oval shape, it greatest length being from east to west; and its circumference three quarters of an hour.

Isa 34:6 63:1 Jer 49:13,22 Am 1:12 Mic 2:12

34 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.

A.M. cir. 2177. B.C. cir. 1827. Temani. Eusebius places Teman, or Th?man, which probably gave name to 'the land of Temani,' in Arabia Petr?a, five miles from Petra, and says there was a Roman garrison there.

See on ver. 11,15 Job 2:11 Jer 49:7

35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.

A.M. cir. 2219. B.C. cir. 1785. 35

36 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.

A.M. cir. 2261. B.C. cir. 1743. 36

37 And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.

A.M. cir. 2303. B.C. cir. 1701. Rehoboth. 10:11 1Ch 1:48

38 And Saul died, and Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

A.M. cir. 2315. B.C. cir. 1659. 38

39 And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

A.M. cir. 2387. B.C. cir. 1617. Hadar. 1Ch 1:50

Hadad Pai. After his death was an aristocracy.

Ex 15:15

40 And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,

Second aristocracy of dukes, from A.M. cir. 2471, B.C. cir. 1533; to A.M. cir. 2513, B.C. cir. 1491. And these. 31 1Ch 1:51-54

dukes. See on ver. 15,16 Ex 15:15 1Ch 1:51-54

Alvah. or, Aliah. 1Ch 1:51

41 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

Aholibamah. i.e., tent of the high place 2,5,14,18,25 1Ch 1:52

(1) A Hittite woman of Mount Hor. She was one of the three wives of Esau, and in Ge 26:34 is called Judith. Ge 36:2, 5, 14, 18, 25. 26:34

(2) A chief that sprang from Esau, 1 Ch 1:52. 36:41

Elah. i.e., an oak 1 Ch 1:52 1Sa 17:2,19 21:10 1Ki 16:6,8,13,14 2Ki 15:30 17:1 18:1,9 1Ch 4:15 9:8

(1) A duke (or chief) of Edom, Ge 36:41; 1 Ch 1:52.

(2) A valley in Judah where Saul's army encamped when David slew Goliath, 1 Sa 17:2. 1Sa 21:9

(3) Father of one of Solomon's officers. 1Ki 4:18

(4) Son of Baasha, king of Israel, 1 Ki 16:6, 8.

(5) Father of Hoshea, 2 Ki 15:30; 18:1.

(6) A son of Caleb, 1 Ch 4:15.

(7) An Israelite whose family dwelt in Jerusalem, 1 Ch 9:8. Perhaps the same as number 3.

Pinon. i.e., perplexity, distraction 1 Ch 1:52.

42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,

Mibzar. i.e., fortress, defence 1Ch 1:53

43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites.

the dukes. 15,18,19,30,31 Ex 15:15 Nu 20:14

their. 7,8 25:12 De 2:5

father. 25:30 36:43 45:8 1Ch 4:14

the Edomites. Heb. Edom.