Genesis 36:22

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
children	בְנֵי ve.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Lotan	לוֹטָ֖ן lo.Tan	H3877	Lotan · proper noun, a man's name
Hori	חֹרִ֣י cho.Ri	H2753	Chori · proper noun, a man's name
Hemam	וְהֵימָ֑ם ve.hei.Mam	H1967	Hemam · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Lotan’s	לוֹטָ֖ן lo.Tan	H3877	Lotan · proper noun, a man's name
sister	וַאֲח֥וֹת va.'a.Chot	H269	a sister (used very widely (like brother) · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct
Timna	תִּמְנָֽע tim.Na'	H8555	Timna · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

1 Chronicles 1:39 And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan’s sister.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 36:20-30

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 them, Gen 14:6, and of their interest in Mount Seir, before the Edomites took possession of it, Deu 2:12, Deu 2:22. This comes in here, not only to give light to the story, but to be a standing reflection upon the Edomites for intermarrying with them, by which, it is probable, they learned their way, and corrupted themselves. Esau having sold his birthright, and lost his blessing, and entered into alliance with the Hittites, his posterity and the sons of Seir are here reckoned together. Note, T…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 36:20

Sons of Seir, the Horite--native dukes, who were incorporated with those of the Edomite race.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 36:21

These are the dukes of the Horites - It appears pretty evident that the Horites and the descendants of Esau were mixed together in the same land, as before observed; and Calmet has very properly remarked, that if we compare this verse with Gen 36:30, there were princes of Seir in the country of Seir, and in that of Edom; and in comparing the generations of Seir and Esau, we are obliged to consider these princes as contemporary.

John Gill on Genesis 36:22

And the children of Lotan were Hori and Heman,.... The first of these seems to have his name from the general name of the tribe or nation, and the other is called Homam, 1 Chronicles 1:39, and Lotan's sister was Timna: whom Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau took for his concubine, 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.

The Church Fathers

(Verse 22.) And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam, and Lotan's sister was Timna. This is Timna, of whom it was said above. And Timna was the concubine of Eliphaz, the firstborn son of Esau, and from her was born Amalek. Now it is worth noting that the Horites, because the firstborn sons of Esau took their concubines as wives. And as for the names that are mentioned, Teman and Kenaz and Amalek, and so on: we will learn later the regions of the Edomites from which these names were derived.
— Jerome, Hebrew Questions on Genesis

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Dictionary and topics

Bashemath — Sweet-smelling. (1.) The daughter of Ishmael, the last of Esau’s three wives (Gen. 36:3, 4, 13), from whose son Reuel four tribes of the Edomites sprung. She is also called Mahalath (Gen. 28:9). It…
Duke — Derived from the Latin dux, meaning “a leader;” Arabic, “a sheik.” This word is used to denote the phylarch or chief of a tribe (Gen. 36:15-43; Ex. 15:15; 1 Chr. 1:51-54).
Edom — (1.) The name of Esau (q.v.), Gen. 25:30, “Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage [Heb. haadom, haadom, i.e., ‘the red pottage, the red pottage’] ...Therefore was his name called Edom”,…
Governor — (1.) Heb. nagid, a prominent, conspicuous person, whatever his capacity: as, chief of the royal palace (2 Chr. 28:7; comp. 1 Kings 4:6), chief of the temple (1 Chr. 9:11; Jer. 20:1), the leader of…
Hemam — (exterminating). Hori and Hemam were sons of Lotan, the eldest son of Seir. (Genesis 36:22)
Homam — (destruction), the form under which, in (1 Chronicles 1:39) an Edomite name appears which in (Genesis 36:22) is given Hemam.
Hori — (cave-dweller).
Horites — Cave-men, a race of Troglodytes who dwelt in the limestone caves which abounded in Edom. Their ancestor was “Seir,” who probably gave his name to the district where he lived. They were a branch of…
Lotan — Coverer, one of the sons of Seir, the Horite (Gen. 36:20, 29).
Seir — Rough; hairy. (1.) A Horite; one of the “dukes” of Edom (Gen. 36:20-30). (2.) The name of a mountainous region occupied by the Edomites, extending along the eastern side of the Arabah from the…
Duke · Title of the princes of Edom — Title of the princes of Edom
Edomites · Dukes of — Dukes of

Genesis 36:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 36:20-30

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 36:20

Adam Clarke on Genesis 36:21

John Gill on Genesis 36:22

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 36:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 36:20-30

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 36:20

Adam Clarke on Genesis 36:21

John Gill on Genesis 36:22

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 36:9-23

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 36:20-29

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 36:20-30

Rashi on Genesis 36:20