Genesis 36:41

Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Duke	אַלּ֧וּף 'a.Luf	H441	familiar · noun, common masculine singular absolute
Aholibamah	אָהֳלִיבָמָ֛ה 'o.ho.li.va.Mah	H173	Oholibamah · proper noun, a woman's name
duke	אַלּ֥וּף 'a.Luf	H441	familiar · noun, common masculine singular absolute
Elah	אֵלָ֖ה 'e.Lah	H425	Elah · proper noun, a man's name
duke	אַלּ֥וּף 'a.Luf	H441	familiar · noun, common masculine singular absolute
Pinon	פִּינֹֽן pi.Non	H6373	Pinon · proper noun, a man's name

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 36:31–end

By degrees, it seems, the Edomites wormed out the Horites, obtained full possession of the country, and had a government of their own. 1. They were ruled by kings, who governed the whole country, and seem to have come to the throne by election, and not by lineal descent; so bishop Patrick observes. These kings reigned in Edom before there reigned any king over the children of Israel, that is, before Moses's time, for he was king in Jeshurun, Gen 36:3. God had lately promised Jacob that kings should come out of his loins (Gen 35:11), yet Esau's blood becomes royal long before any of Jacob's did. Note, In external prosperity and honour, the children of the covenant are often cast behind, and t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 36:40

Recapitulation of the dukes according to their residences. Next: Genesis Chapter 37

Adam Clarke on Genesis 36:40

These are the names of the dukes that came of Esau - These dukes did not govern the whole nation of the Idumeans, but they were chiefs in their respective families, in their places - the districts they governed, and to which they gave their names. Calmet thinks that those mentioned above were dukes in Edom or Idumea at the time of the exodus of Israel from Egypt.

John Gill on Genesis 36:41

Duke Aholibamah, Duke Elah, Duke Pinon. The former is the name of a woman, Genesis 36:2; here the name of a man, and also of the place of which he was duke; for Jerom observes (q), that Oolibama is a city of the princes of Edom, and who also makes mention of Elath, a country of the princes of Edom, and a city of Esau, ten miles from Petra to the east (r), and the seat of Duke Pinon was very probably Phinon, which lay between Petra and Zoar (s). (q) De Loc. Heb. fol. 93. K. (r) Ib. fol. 91. E. (s) Eusebius apud Reland. Palestin. illustrat. p. 71.

John Calvin on Genesis 36:31–end

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”,…
Elah — Terebinth or oak. (1.) Valley of, where the Israelites were encamped when David killed Goliath (1 Sam. 17:2, 19). It was near Shochoh of Judah and Azekah (17:1). It is the modern Wady es-Sunt, i.e.,…
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…
Teman — Id. (1.) A grandson of Esau, one of the “dukes of Edom” (Gen. 36:11, 15, 42). (2.) A place in Southern Idumea, the land of “the sons of the east,” frequently mentioned in the Old Testament. It was…
Timna, Or Timnah — (restraint).
Aholibamah · 2. An Edomitish prince — 2. An Edomitish prince
Duke · Title of the princes of Edom — Title of the princes of Edom
Edomites · Dukes of — Dukes of
Edomites, The · Governed by dukes — Governed by dukes
Elah · 2. An Edomite duke

Genesis 36:41

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 36:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 36:40

Adam Clarke on Genesis 36:40

John Gill on Genesis 36:41

John Calvin on Genesis 36:31–end

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 36:41

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 36:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 36:40

Adam Clarke on Genesis 36:40

John Gill on Genesis 36:41

John Calvin on Genesis 36:31–end

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 36:40–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 36:40-43

Rashi on Genesis 36:40