Genesis 16-50, Volume 2

Gordon John Wenham, David Allen Hubbard, Glenn W. Barker, John D. W. Watts, Ralph P. Martin, David Allen Hubbard, Glenn W. Barker, John D. W. Watts, Ralph P. Martin

• Publisher: Zondervan Academic
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN:
  9780310585862
• Subtopic: Biblical Criticism & Interpretation

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• Introduction—covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues, purpose, and theology.
• Pericope Bibliography—a helpful resource containing the most important works that pertain to each particular pericope.
• Translation—the author’s own translation of the biblical text, reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in reasonably good English.
• Notes—the author’s notes to the translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms, syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of translation.
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• Comment—verse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly research.
• Explanation—brings together all the results of the discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues.
• General Bibliography—occurring at the end of each volume, this extensive bibliography contains all sources used anywhere in the commentary.

The Family History of Esau (36:1—37:1)

Bibliography

Bartel, A. “Studies in the Lists of Gen 36.” (Heb.) BMik 32 (1986/87) 364–72. Bartlett, J. R. Edom and the Edomites. JSOTSup 77. Sheffield: Academic, 1989. ———. “The Edomite King-List of Gen 36:31–39 and 1 Chron 1:43–50.” JTS 16 (1965) 301–14. Beeston, A. F. L. “What Did Anah See?” VT 24 (1974) 109–10. Bennett, C. M. “Excavations in Tawilan in Southern Jordan 1982.” Levant 16 (1984) 1–23. Driver, G. R. “Gen 36:24: Mules or Fishes?” VT 25 (1975) 109–10. Horwitz, W. J. “Were There Twelve Horite Tribes?” CBQ 35 (1973) 69–71. Kitchen, K. A. “The Egyptian Evidence on Ancient Jordan.” In Early Edom and Moab: The Beginning of the Iron Age in Southern Jordan, ed. P. Bienkowski. Merseyside: Collis, 1992. 21–34. Knauf, E. A. “Alter und Herkunft der edomitischen Königsliste Gen 36:31–39.” ZAW 97 (1985) 245–53. ———. “Supplementa Ismaelitica.” BN 38–39 (1987) 44–49. Kornfeld, W. “Die Edomiterlisten (Gen 36; 1 Chron 1) im Lichte des altarabischen Namensmateriales.” In Mélanges bibliques et orientaux: FS M. Delcor, ed. A. Caquot, S. Légasse, and M. Tardieu. Kevelaer: Butzon & Bercker, 1985. 231–36. Luria, B. Z. “He Is the Anah Who Found the yemim in the Wilderness (Gen 36:24).” (Heb.) BMik 30 (1984/85) 262–68. Prewitt, T. J. “Kinship Structures and the Genesis Genealogies.” JNES 40 (1981) 87–98. Renaud, B. “Les généalogies et la structure de l’histoire sacerdotale dans le livre de la Genèse.” RB 97 (1990) 5–30. Wilson, R. R. Genealogy and History in the Biblical World. New Haven: Yale UP, 1977. 167–83. Zeron, A. “The Swan Song of Edom.” JJS 31(1980) 190–98. Zwickel, W. “Rehobot-Nahar” BN 29 (1985) 28–34.

Translation

1This is the family history of Esau, that is Edom.

2Esau married Canaanite wives, Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, daughtera of Zibeon the Hivite,b 3Basemat,a the daughter of Ishmael, the sister of Nebaiot. 4Adah gave birth to Eliphaz for Esau, and Basemat gave birth to Reuel. 5Oholibamah gave birth to Yeush,a Yalam, and Korach. These are Esau’s sons, who were bornb to him in the land of Canaan.

6Esau took his wives, sons, and daughters, all the persons that belonged to his household, his livestock, all his herds, and all his property which he had acquired in the land of Canaan and wenta out to a landa away from his brother Jacob, 7because their possessions were too numerous for them to dwella together. For the land to which they had migrated was unable to sustainb them because of their livestock. 8So Esau settled in the mountain of Seir. Now Esau is Edom.

9This is the family history of Esau, the father of Edom, in the hill country of Seir.

10Thesea are the names of Esau’s sons. Eliphaz, the son of Adah, Esau’s wife. Reuel, son of Basemat, Esau’s wife. 11Eliphaz’s sons were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. 12Now Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, the son of Esau, and she gave birth to Amalek for Eliphaz. These are the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife. 13These are the sons of Reuel, Nahat, Zerach, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the descendants of Basemat, Esau’s wife. 14These are the sons of Oholibamah, daughter of Anah, daughtera of Zibeon, wife of Esau. And she gave birth to Yeush,b Yalam, and Korach for Esau.

15These are the chiefs of Esau’s sons; the sons of Eliphaz, Esau’s firstborn, chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz, 16achief Korach,a chief Gatam, chief Amalek. These are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Adah. 17These are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: chief Nachat, chief Zerach, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. These are the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Basemat, Esau’s wife. 18Now these are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau’s wife: chief Yeush, chief Yalam, chief Korach. These are the chiefs of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife. 19These are the sons of Esau. These are their chiefs, that is Edom.

20These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, 21Dishon, Etzer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom. 22The sons of Lotan were Hori and Heman, and the sister of Lotan was Timna. 23These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahat, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. 24These are the sons of Zibeon:a Ayyah and Anah. It was Anah who found the springsb in the wilderness when he was looking after the donkeys for Zibeon, his father. 25These are the sons of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, she was Anah’s daughter. 26These are the sons of Dishon:a Hemdan, Eshban, Yitran, and Keran. 27These are the sons of Etzer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. 28These are the sons of Dishan: Utz and Aran.

29These are the chiefs of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah, 30chief Dishon, chief Eser, chief Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horites by their chieftainshipsa in the land of Seir.

31These are the kings who reigned in Edom before there were kings for the Israelites.a 32Bela, son of Beor, reigned in Edom, and his town was called Dinhabah. 33Bela died and Yobab, son of Zerach, from Bozrah reigned instead of him. 34Yobab died, and Husham from the land of Teman reigned instead of him. 35Husham died, and Hadad, son of Bedad, who defeateda Midian in the area of Moab, reigned instead of him. His town was called Avit. 36Hadad died, and Samlah from Masreqah reigned instead of him. 37Samlah died, and Shaul from Rehobot-Hannahar reigned instead of him. 38Shaul died, and Baal-Hanan, son of Akbor, reigned instead of him. 39Baal-Hanan, son of Akbor, died, and Hadada reigned instead of him. His town was called Pau, and his wife was Mehetabel; she was the daughter of Matred, the daughterb of Mezahab.

40These are the names of the chiefs of Esau by their clans, areas, and names: chief Timna, chief Alva, chief Yetet,a 41chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, 42chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibsar, 43chief Magdiel, c...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Author’s Preface
• Editorial Preface
• Abbreviations
• Main Bibliography
• Introduction
• The Family History of Ishmael (25:12–18)
• The Story of Isaac (25:19—35:29)
• The Family History of Esau (36:1—37:1)
• The Joseph Story (37:2—50:26)
• Indexes