GENEALOGIES The writer begins his history with a series of genealogies, without introduction or heading, which embraces the descendants of Adam to Noah, the descendants of Noah through Japheth, Ham and Shem, the descendants of Abraham through Ishmael and the sons of Keturah, the descendants of Isaac... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SONS OF JAPHETH] Where several children of one father are mentioned, the descendants of the son through whom the main line of descent is transmitted are reserved until the collateral branches have been described and dismissed: cp. 1 Chronicles 1:29; 1 Chronicles 1:32; 1 Chronicles 1:35.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SONS OF SEIR] These were aboriginal Horite families (Genesis 36:20) who dwelt in Seir (Edom) before the descendants of Esau.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE DUKES OF EDOM WERE] better, 'and there arose dukes of Edom, to wit, duke Timnah,' etc. The writer implies that after Hadad's death, kings were replaced by dukes.... [ Continue Reading ]