Genesis 36:6

And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Esau	עֵשָׂ֡ו 'e.Sav	H6215	Esav · proper noun, a man's name
took	וַיִּקַּ֣ח vai.yi.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
wives	נָ֠שָׁיו Na.shav	H802	a woman · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
sons	בָּנָ֣יו ba.Nav	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
daughters	בְּנֹתָיו֮ be.no.Tav	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
persons	נַפְשׁ֣וֹת naf.Shot	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine plural construct
house	בֵּיתוֹ֒ bei.To	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
cattle	מִקְנֵ֣הוּ mik.Ne.hu	H4735	something bought · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
beasts	בְּהֶמְתּ֗וֹ be.hem.To	H929	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
substance	קִנְיָנ֔וֹ kin.ya.No	H7075	creation · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
got	רָכַ֖שׁ ra.Khash	H7408	to lay up · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ be.'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Canaan	כְּנָ֑עַן ke.Na.'an	H3667	Kenaan · proper noun, a place name
went	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
country	אֶ֔רֶץ 'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular absolute
face	מִפְּנֵ֖י mi.pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
brother	אָחִֽיו 'a.Chiv	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֥ב ya.'a.Ko	H3290	Jaakob · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

Genesis 32:3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
Genesis 12:5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten…
Genesis 13:6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together…
Genesis 13:11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
Genesis 17:8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting poss…
Genesis 25:23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people sha…
Genesis 28:4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, wh…
Revelation 18:13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses,…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 36:1-8

Observe here, 1. Concerning Esau himself, Gen 36:1. He is called Edom (and again, Gen 36:8), that name by which was perpetuated the remembrance of the foolish bargain he made, when he sold his birthright for that red, that red pottage. The very mention of that name is enough to intimate the reason why his family is turned off with such a short account. Note, If men do a wrong thing they must thank themselves, when it is, long afterwards, remembered against them to their reproach. 2. Concerning his wives, and the children they bore him in the land of Canaan. He had three wives, and, by them all, but five sons: many a one has more by one wife. God in his providence often disappoints those who…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 36:6

Esau . . . went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob--literally, "a country," without any certain prospect of a settlement. The design of this historical sketch of Esau and his family is to show how the promise (Gen 27:39-40) was fulfilled. In temporal prosperity he far exceeds his brother; and it is remarkable that, in the overruling providence of God, the vast increase of his worldly substance was the occasion of his leaving Canaan and thus making way for the return of Jacob.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 36:6

Esau took his wives, etc. - So it appears that Esau and Jacob dwelt together in Canaan, whither the former removed from Seir, probably soon after the return of Jacob. That they were on the most friendly footing this sufficiently proves; and Esau shows the same dignified conduct as on other occasions, in leaving Canaan to Jacob, and returning again to Mount Seir; certainly a much less fruitful region than that which he now in behalf of his brother voluntarily abandoned.

John Gill on Genesis 36:6

And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters,.... The names of his wives and sons are before given; but what were the names of his daughters, or their number, is not said: and all the persons of his house: his menservants and maidservants that were born in his house, or bought with his money; the word for "persons" signifies "souls" (o), and is sometimes used for slaves that are bought and sold, see Ezekiel 27:13, and his cattle, and all his beasts; his sheep and oxen, camels and asses: and all his substance which he had got in the land of Canaan: before he went to Seir the first time, part of which he might leave behind in Canaan, with servants to improve it; and also that pa…

The Church Fathers

HOW ESAU RETIRED TWICE ON MOUNT SEIR. — The question arises as to how the Scripture can say that Esau, at the death of his father Isaac, withdrew from the land of Canaan and went to live on Mount Seir, when another passage reads that when his brother Jacob came Mesopotamia, he already lived there. Therefore, we must find the reason why this is said, in order not to believe that Scripture is wrong or deceives us. Esau, after his brother went to Mesopotamia, did not want to live with his parents, either because of the anger that tormented him to be deprived and deceived of the blessing, either for the sake of his wives, who he saw that they were hateful to their relatives, or for any other reason, and so he went to live on Mount Seir. Later, after the return of his brother Jacob and once peace was established between them (Cf. Gen. 33:4), he returned even with his parents, and went back to Seir, giving rise there to the town of the Idumeans, after burying together his father, who had died. And the reason for leaving was that the land which, as the Scripture says, had enriched them so much, was no longer sufficient for both (Cf. Gen. 36:7). [
— Augustine of Hippo, QUESTIONS ON GENESIS, Q. 118 (tr. J. Litteral, draft)

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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…
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…
Jeush — Assembler. (1.) The oldest of Esau’s three sons by Aholibamah (Gen. 36:5, 14, 18). (2.) A son of Bilhan, grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:10). (3.) A Levite, one of the sons of Shimei (1 Chr. 23:10,…
Korah — Ice, hail. (1.) The third son of Esau, by Aholibamah (Gen. 36:14; 1 Chr. 1:35). (2.) A Levite, the son of Izhar, the brother of Amram, the father of Moses and Aaron (Ex. 6:21). The institution of the…
B · Many kinds of, domestic — Many kinds of, domestic

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Genesis 36:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 36:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 36:6

Adam Clarke on Genesis 36:6

John Gill on Genesis 36:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 36:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 36:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 36:6

Adam Clarke on Genesis 36:6

John Gill on Genesis 36:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 36:6-8

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 36:1-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 36:2-3

Rashi on Genesis 36:6