Chapter 36 is mostly a genealogy, so I'm only going to do just twelve of its
forty-three verses.
†. Gen 36:1 . .This is the line of Esau-- that is, Edom.
Edom is from the Hebrew word 'Edom (ed-ome') which is the color red; and
was the tag hung on him back in Gen 25:30.
†. Gen 36:2-7 . . Esau took his wives from among the Canaanite
women-- Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah
daughter of Anah daughter of Zibeon the Hivite-- and also Basemath
daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth. Adah bore to Esau
Eliphaz; Basemath bore Reuel; and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam,
and Korah. Those were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in
the land of Canaan.
. . . Esau took his wives, his sons and daughters, and all the
members of his household, his cattle and all his livestock, and all the
property that he had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to
another land because of his brother Jacob. For their possessions
were too many for them to dwell together, and the land where they
sojourned could not support them because of their livestock.
Just as Lot had done, Esau chose to migrate rather than remain and cause
problems for Jacob. Some say Esau did this out of respect for Jacob's
patriarchal position; but no one really knows why. Maybe Esau just thought
the grass was greener elsewhere.
Esau had done well for himself in spite of his loss of the birthright: which
would have given him the lion's share of Isaac's estate-- and with no tax
complications; heirs in those days made out pretty good.
†. Gen 36:8 . . So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir-- Esau being
Edom.
Seir was the name of an oblong-shaped region extending south from the
Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba-- a.k.a. Idumaea. Seir includes the ruins of
Petra, which were used as a movie set in a portion of the Indiana Jones
trilogy.
†. Gen 36:9-12 . .These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, the son
of Esau's wife Adah; Reuel, the son of Esau’s wife Basemath. The sons
of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. Timna was a
concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz; she bore Amalek to Eliphaz.
Of all Esau's progeny, Mr.Amalek really stands out in the Bible as the father
of a very disagreeable people. Keep in mind that all of Esau's clan, including
Amalek, are just as much Abraham's genetic kin as Jacob's family. (Deut
23:8)
During his journey with the people of Israel, after their liberation from
Egyptian slavery, Moses was attacked by Amalek's clan. (Ex 17:8-16, Deut
25:17-19) Thus resulting in a perpetual curse upon the Amalekites as a
people. An Agagite (descendant of Amalek, 1Sam 15:2-8) named Haman
initiated a large-scale genocide against Israel in the book of Esther.
Haman's infamy is memorialized every year during the Jewish holiday of
Purim. It's customary to boo, hiss, stamp feet and rattle noisemakers
whenever the name of Haman is spoken in the Purim service.
Cont.
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forty-three verses.
†. Gen 36:1 . .This is the line of Esau-- that is, Edom.
Edom is from the Hebrew word 'Edom (ed-ome') which is the color red; and
was the tag hung on him back in Gen 25:30.
†. Gen 36:2-7 . . Esau took his wives from among the Canaanite
women-- Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah
daughter of Anah daughter of Zibeon the Hivite-- and also Basemath
daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth. Adah bore to Esau
Eliphaz; Basemath bore Reuel; and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam,
and Korah. Those were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in
the land of Canaan.
. . . Esau took his wives, his sons and daughters, and all the
members of his household, his cattle and all his livestock, and all the
property that he had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to
another land because of his brother Jacob. For their possessions
were too many for them to dwell together, and the land where they
sojourned could not support them because of their livestock.
Just as Lot had done, Esau chose to migrate rather than remain and cause
problems for Jacob. Some say Esau did this out of respect for Jacob's
patriarchal position; but no one really knows why. Maybe Esau just thought
the grass was greener elsewhere.
Esau had done well for himself in spite of his loss of the birthright: which
would have given him the lion's share of Isaac's estate-- and with no tax
complications; heirs in those days made out pretty good.
†. Gen 36:8 . . So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir-- Esau being
Edom.
Seir was the name of an oblong-shaped region extending south from the
Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba-- a.k.a. Idumaea. Seir includes the ruins of
Petra, which were used as a movie set in a portion of the Indiana Jones
trilogy.
†. Gen 36:9-12 . .These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, the son
of Esau's wife Adah; Reuel, the son of Esau’s wife Basemath. The sons
of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. Timna was a
concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz; she bore Amalek to Eliphaz.
Of all Esau's progeny, Mr.Amalek really stands out in the Bible as the father
of a very disagreeable people. Keep in mind that all of Esau's clan, including
Amalek, are just as much Abraham's genetic kin as Jacob's family. (Deut
23:8)
During his journey with the people of Israel, after their liberation from
Egyptian slavery, Moses was attacked by Amalek's clan. (Ex 17:8-16, Deut
25:17-19) Thus resulting in a perpetual curse upon the Amalekites as a
people. An Agagite (descendant of Amalek, 1Sam 15:2-8) named Haman
initiated a large-scale genocide against Israel in the book of Esther.
Haman's infamy is memorialized every year during the Jewish holiday of
Purim. It's customary to boo, hiss, stamp feet and rattle noisemakers
whenever the name of Haman is spoken in the Purim service.
Cont.
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