THEOSISJohn Chrysostom
After detailing the lineage of Esau and the nations that emerged from him,
Genesis 36:43Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Duke Magdiel, duke Hiram: these are the dukes of Edom dwelling in the land of their government; the same is Esau, the father of the Edomites.
אַלּ֥וּף מַגְדִּיאֵ֖ל אַלּ֣וּף עִירָ֑ם אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ אַלּוּפֵ֣י אֱד֗וֹם לְמֹֽשְׁבֹתָם֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ אֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם ה֥וּא עֵשָׂ֖ו אֲבִ֥י אֱדֽוֹם׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Num 20:14In the mean time Moses sent messengers from Cades to the king of Edom, to say: Thus saith thy brother Israel: Thou knowest all the labour that hath come upon us:
- Gen 36:7For they were exceeding rich, and could not dwell together: neither was the land in which they sojourned able to bear them, for the multitude of their flocks.
- Gen 36:8And Esau dwelt in mount Seir: he is Edom.
- Gen 36:30Duke Dison, duke Eser, duke Disan: these were dukes of the Horrites that ruled in the land of Seir.
- Gen 36:31And the kings that ruled in the land of Edom, before the children of Israel had a king, were these:
- Gen 36:15These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau: duke Theman, duke Omar, duke Sepho, duke Cenez,
- 1 Chr 4:14Maonathi begot Ophra, and Saraia begot Joab the father of the Valley of artificers: for artificers were there.
- Gen 25:12These are the generations of Ismael the son of Abraham, whom Agar the Egyptian, Sara's servant, bore unto him: