- Bible
- Genesis
- Chapter 36
- Verse 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.
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Gill's Exposition
The children of Dishon are these,.... The last of the seven sons of Seir, and who had two sons:
Uz and Aran; from the former of these the land of Uz, inhabited by the Edomites, had its name, Lam…
Adam Clarke
This was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness - The words את הימם eth kaiyemim, here translated mules, has given rise to a great variety of conjectures and discordant opinions. St. Jerome,…
In the midst of this genealogy of the Edomites here is inserted the genealogy of the Horites, those Canaanites, or Hittites (compare Gen 26:34), that were the natives of Mount Seir. Mention is made of…
Cambridge Bible
Zibeon means "an hyaena."
Anah See note on Gen 36:36. Whether son or brother (Gen 36:36) of Zibeon, Anah stands for a clan.
the hot springs There must have been some well-known story about Anah and…
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