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Genesis 36:9

Genesis 36:9
And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

These are the names of Esau's sons,.... In this and some following verses, an account is given of the sons of Esau, which agrees with what is before observed, and of his sons' sons:

Eliphaz the son…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 36:9-19

Observe here, 1. That only the names of Esau's sons and grandsons are recorded, only their names, not their history; for it is the church that Moses preserves the records of, not the record of those…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Genesis 36:9-14

The "sons" of Esau by Adah, Basemath, and Oholibamah must be regarded as the names of clans, and, like the sons of Ishmael and Israel, are 12 in number (Amalek, the son of Esau's concubine, Timna, is…

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