Genesis 36:1

To shew the performance of the promise to Abraham, that he should be the father of many nations, and of that answer which Rebekah had from the oracle she consulted, Two nations are in thy womb; and of the blessing of Isaac, Thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth.

Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.

The design of this historical sketch of Esau and his family is to show how the promise (Ge 27:39, 40) was fulfilled. In temporal prosperity he far exceeds his brother; and it is remarkable that, in the overruling providence of God, the vast increase of his worldly substance was the occasion of his leaving Canaan and thus making way for the return of Jacob.

These are the generations of Esau - We have here the genealogy of Esau in his sons and grandsons, and also the genealogy of Seir the Horite. The genealogy of the sons of Esau, born in Canaan, is related Gen 36:1-8; those of his grandchildren born in Seir, Gen 36:9-19; those of Seir the Horite, Gen 36:20-30. The generations of Esau are particularly marked, to show how exactly God fulfilled the promises he made to him, Genesis 25 and 27; and those of Seir the Horite are added, because his family became in some measure blended with that of Esau.

- Section XII - Jacob - The History of Esau 2. <אהלבמה 'ohŏlı̂ybâmâh, Oholibamah, “tent of the high place.” ענה ‛ǎnâh, ‘Anah, “answering.” צבעון tsı̂b‛ôn, Tsib‘on, “dyer, colored.” 4. אליפז 'ělı̂yphaz, Eliphaz, “God of strength.” רעוּאל re‛û'êl Re‘uel, “friend of God.” 5. יעוּשׁ ye‛ûsh, Je‘ush, “haste.” יעלם ya‛lâm, Ja‘lam, “hiding.” קרח qôrach Qorach, “ice.” 11. תימן têymân, Teman, “right-hand man.” אומר 'ômār, Omar, “eloquent.” צפו tsephô, Tsepho, “watch.” געתם ga‛tâm Ga‘tam, “touch.” קנז qenaz Qenaz, “hunting.” 12. תמנע tı̂mnâ( Timna‘, “restraint.” עמלק ‛ǎmâlêq, ‘Amaleq, “licking up, laboring.” 13. נחת nachath, Nachath, “going down, rest.” זרח zerach, Zerach, “rising” (of light). שׁמח shammâh, Shammah, “wasting.” מזה mı̂zzâh, Mizzah, “fear, sprinkling.” 20. ליטן lôṭân, Lotan, “covering, veiled.” שׁובל shôbâl, Shobal, “flowing, a shoot.” 21. דשׁון dı̂yshôn, Dishon, “a kind of gazelle, fat.” אצר 'etser, Etser, “store.” דישׁן dı̂yshân, Dishan, “threshing.” 22. חרי chôrı̂y, Chori, “troglodyte.” הימם hēmām, Hemam, “noise, commotion.” 23. עלון ‛alvân, ‘Alvan, “lofty.” מנחת mânachath, Manachath, “rest.” עיבל ‛êybâl, ‘Ebal, “stripped of leaves.” שׁפו shephô, Shepho, “bare.” אונם 'ônâm, Onam, “strong.” 24. איה 'ayâh, Ajjah, “cry, hawk.” ימם yêm “hot springs.” Not mules (פידים peyādı̂ym) nor giants (אימים 'êymı̂ym). 26. חמדן chemdân, Chemdan, “pleasant.” אשׁבן 'eshbân, Eshban, “thought?” יתרן yı̂thrân, Jithran, “gain.” כרן kerân, Keran, “harp?” 27. בלהן bı̂lhân, Bilhan, “timid.” זעון za‛ăvân, Za‘avan, “troubled?” עקן ‛âqân, ‘Aqan, “twistinq.” 28. ארן 'ǎrân, Aran, “wild-goat?” 32. בלע bela‛, Bela‘ “devouring.” בעור be‛ôr, Be‘or, “torch.” דנהבה dı̂nhâbâh, Dinhabah. 33. יובב yôbâb, Jobab, “shout.” בצרה bātsrâh Botsrah, “fold, fort.” 34. חשׁם chûshâm, Chusham, “haste.” 35. […]