Barnes' Notes on Genesis 36:15

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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- 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” (of light). שׁמח shammâh, Shammah, “wasting.” מזה mı̂zzâh, Mizzah, “fear, sprinkling.” 20. ליטן lôṭân, Lotan, “covering, veiled.” שׁובל shôbâl, Shobal, “flowing, a shoot.” 21. דשׁון dı̂yshôn, Dishon, “a kind of gazelle, fat.” אצר 'etser, Etser, “store.” דישׁן dı̂yshân, Dishan, “threshing.” 22. חרי chôrı̂y, Chori, “troglodyte.” הימם hēmām, Hemam, “noise, commotion.” 23. עלון ‛alvân, ‘Alvan, “lofty.” מנחת mânachath, Manachath, “rest.” עיבל ‛êybâl, ‘Ebal, “stripped of leaves.” שׁפו shephô, Shepho, “bare.” אונם 'ônâm, Onam, “strong.” 24. איה 'ayâh, Ajjah, “cry, hawk.” ימם yêm “hot springs.” Not mules (פידים peyādı̂ym) nor giants (אימים 'êymı̂ym). 26. חמדן chemdân, Chemdan, “pleasant.” אשׁבן 'eshbân, Eshban, “thought?” יתרן yı̂thrân, Jithran, “gain.” כרן kerân, Keran, “harp?” 27. בלהן bı̂lhân, Bilhan, “timid.” זעון za‛ăvân, Za‘avan, “troubled?” עקן ‛âqân, ‘Aqan, “twistinq.” 28. ארן 'ǎrân, Aran, “wild-goat?” 32. בלע bela‛, Bela‘ “devouring.” בעור be‛ôr, Be‘or, “torch.” דנהבה dı̂nhâbâh, Dinhabah. 33. יובב yôbâb, Jobab, “shout.” בצרה bātsrâh Botsrah, “fold, fort.” 34. חשׁם chûshâm, Chusham, “haste.” 35. הדד hădad, Hadad, “breaking, shout.” בדד bedad Bedad, “separation.” עוית ‛ǎvı̂yth, ‘Avith, “twisting.” 36. שׂמלה śamlâh, Samlah, “garment.” משׂרקה maśrêqâh, Masreqah, “vineyard.” 37. שׁאוּל shâ'ûl, Shaul, “asked.” 38. חנן בעל ba‛al-chānān, Ba‘al-chanan, “lord of grace.” עכבור ‛akbôr, ‘Akbor, “mouse.” 39. הדר hădar, Hadar, “honor.” פעו pâ‛û, Pa‘u, “bleeting.” מחיטאל mehêyṭab'êl, Mehetab’el, “God benefiting.” מטרד maṭrêd, Matred, “push.” זהב מי mēy-zâhāb, Me-zahab, “water of gold.” 40. יתת yethêth, Jetheth, “a nail?” 41. אלה 'êlâh, Elah, “terebinth.” פינון pı̂ynôn, Pinon, “dark?” 42. מבצר mı̂btsâr, Mibtsar, “fortress.” 43. מגדיאל magdı̂y'êl, Magdiel, “prince of God.” עירם ‛ı̂yrâm ‘Iram, “civic or naked.” The two documents that now remain run parallel to one another in point of time. They relate to the two sons of Isaac; and, as usual, the record of the one, who, though first born, falls into the ranks of paganism, is first given briefly, and thus dismissed, in order to make way for the more elaborate history of the chosen seed. The latter document does not terminate with the book of Genesis. We do not again meet with the phrase, “and these are the generations,” until we come to the third chapter of Numbers, and even then it is only applied in a subordinate sense to the family of Aaron and Moses, and the priesthood connected with them. Hence, the latter document may be regarded as extending through the remaining books of the Pentateuch. The former may therefore, be of like extent in regard to time. The last of the eight kings, of whom it is not said that he died, seems to have been the…

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