Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Genesis 36:37
And Samlah died, and Saul of (h) Rehoboth [by] the river reigned in his stead.
(h) Which is by the river Euphrates.
And Samlah died, and Saul of (h) Rehoboth [by] the river reigned in his stead.
(h) Which is by the river Euphrates.
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_Shaul_ This is the same name in Hebrew as "Saul." _Rehoboth by the River_ The R.V. by printing "River" with a capital adopts the interpretation that the Euphrates is here intended. If so, Rehoboth ma...
Kings of Edom 31. _any king_ From this verse we infer that the writer lived at a time subsequent to the foundation of the Israelite monarchy. The definition, however, of the date is not quite clear in...
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_AND SAMLAH DIED, AND SAUL OF REHOBOTH BY THE RIVER REIGNED IN HIS STEAD._ Saul of Rehoboth by the river - rather, Rehoboth of the river; i:e., the Euphrates. The site of this place is supposed by Co...
THE GENERATIONS OF ESAU 'The amount of detail here arises from the fact that Edom was always counted Israel's brother, and of great importance in the history of Israel. The Horites (“cave-dwellers ")...
RIVER] either the Euphrates or the Wady el Arish: see on Genesis 15:18....
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 36 ESAU’S FAMILY V1 This is the story of Esau’s family. Esau is also called Edom. V2 Esau took his wives from the *Canaanites. They were:...
REHOBOTH BY THE RIVER. — Heb., _Rehoboth hannahar,_ Rehoboth-of-the-river, so called, perhaps, to distinguish it from Rehoboth-ir (Genesis 10:11). If the river is the Euphrates, this city was not on E...
וַ יָּ֖מָת שַׂמְלָ֑ה וַ יִּמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֔יו...
This is one of the sections of the biblical literature which all of us are tempted to hurry over, because it appears to be almost exclusively a list of names. We may allow that it appears uninterestin...
THE DESCENDANTS OF ESAU Genesis 36:1-43 gives a brief history of the descendants of Esau. Since they were not part of the promised seed line, inspiration's pen does not pause long over the details. Ve...
_River Rohoboth; or as it is expressed, 1 Paralipomenon i. 48, of Rohoboth, which is near the river Euphrates, below where the Chaboras empties itself._...
1 Chronicles 1:43, etc.-From dukes the seed of Esau advance to kings. But all the while are rejected from the covenant of promise. Psalms 72:17....
Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
The apostate world establishes itself in power, while the heirs of promise are still poor pilgrims upon the earth. This last is a distinct point of revelation....
AND SAMLAH DIED,.... As is supposed, about A. M. 2283. AND SAUL OF REHOBOTH [BY] THE RIVER REIGNED IN HIS STEAD; Rehoboth was one of the cities built by Ashur, Genesis 10:11; and was situated near th...
1 Esaus three wiues. 6 His remouing to mount Seir. 9 His sonnes. 15 The Dukes which descended of his sonnes. 20 The sonnes and dukes of Seir. 24 Anah findeth mules. 31 The kings of Edom. 40 The...
And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. This may indicate that Saul was a stranger from the Euphrates, but it is more probable that Rehoboth was a city on the Zered, w...
The Kings of Edom...
NINTH SECTION _Esau’s Family Record and the Horites_. GENESIS 36:1-43 1Now these _are_ the generations of Esau [hairy, rough], who _is_ Edom [red]. 2Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; A...
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THE RIVER; either Euphrates, or a branch of it, called Chabras, by which there is even at this day a city called Rahabath-melic, i.e. King's Rahabath, as the learned observe; or some other river of no...
Furnishes a catalogue of Esau's sons, with their various titles and localities. We shall not dwell on this, but pass on to one of the most fruitful and interesting sections in the entire canon of insp...
Genesis 36:37 Samlah H8072 died H4191 (H8799) Saul H7586 by-the-River H7344 H5104 reigned H4427 (H8799) Reho
THE KINGS WHO REIGNED IN THE LAND OF EDOM (GENESIS 36:31). We have no means of knowing over what period these kings reigned other than that it was before a king reigned over the children of Israel. Th...
CONTENTS: Generations of Esau and their settlements. CHARACTERS: Esau, Jacob. CONCLUSION: Though one have not a spiritual right by promise, they may still have, in the mercy of God, temporary rights...
Genesis 36:1. The _generations._ The critics complain of the difficulties in this genealogy, arising from the same person having two names, a custom common to many nations. The ancients assumed new ti...
_Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom_ THE HISTORY OF THE GENERATIONS OF ESAU I. WE SEE HOW THE PROMISES OF GOD CONCERNING ESAU WERE FULFILLED. Temporal prosperity. II. WE LEARN WHAT I...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 36:1. Edom.] This is a surname added to his birth-name, Esau. It is the national designation of his descendants.— GENESIS 36:2. HIS WIVES.] There is considerable difficulty a...
§ 10. THE GENERATIONS OF ESAU (CH. 36:1-37:1). EXPOSITION GENESIS 36:1 NOW THESE ARE THE GENERATIONS (cf. Genesis 2:4;...
Now in chapter thirty-six, we're not going to bother to go into it in any detail because in it we have the generations of Esau. And they are given in chapter thirty-six just to drop out of the picture...
A.M. cir. 2303. B.C. cir. 1701. Rehoboth. Genesis 10:11 1 Chronicles 1:48...