Genesis 36:22

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 36:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the children of Lotan were Hori and Heman. And Lotan`s sister was Timna.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the children of Lotan were Hori and Heman. And Lotan`s sister was Timna.
Genesis 36:22 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 36

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
22And the children of Lotan were Hori and Heman. And Lotan`s sister was Timna.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the children of Lotan were Hori and Heman, etc.] The first of these seems to have his name from the general name of the tribe or nation, and the other is called Homam, (<130139>1 Chronicles 1:39); and Lotan’s sister [was] Timna: whom Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau took for his concubine, (<013612>Genesis 36:12); for the sake of which her relation to Lotan is here mentioned; and she is said to be the sister of this man particularly, though there were seven brethren of them, because she might be his sister both by father and mother’s side, when she was not of the other only by the father’s side.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“- 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, “dyer, colored.” 4. אליפז 'ělı̂yphaz, Eliphaz, “God of strength.” רעוּאל re‛û'êl Re‘uel, “friend of God.” 5. יעוּשׁ ye‛ûsh, Je‘ush, “haste.” יעלם ya‛lâm, Ja‘lam, “hiding.” קרח qôrach Qorach, “ice.” 11. תימן têymân, Teman, “right-hand man.” אומר 'ômār, Omar, “eloquent.” צפו tsephô, Tsepho, “watch.” געתם ga‛tâm Ga‘tam, “touch.” קנז qenaz Qenaz, “hunting.” 12. תמנע tı̂mnâ( Timna‘, “restraint.” עמלק ‛ǎmâlêq, ‘Amaleq, “licking up, laboring.” 13. נחת nachath, Nachath, “going down, rest.” זרח zerach, Zerach, “rising”…”
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