Genesis 36:18
in Genesis 36These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. They are the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And these are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau’s wife: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah: these are the chiefs that came of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.
KJV
And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau’s wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.
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This verse in Genesis 36
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The head of each tribe was called by a term which in our version is rendered "duke"--not of the high rank and wealth of a British peer, but like the sheiks or emirs of the modern East, or the chieftains of highland clans. Fourteen are mentioned who flourished contemporaneously.
This site's exposition
These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau
on Genesis 36:15-19
The Berean gives chief where the King James gives duke, and Clarke traces that English to the Latin dux, a leader. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown count fourteen chiefs alive at once, out of Eliphaz, Reuel and Oholibamah, and Korah stands among the chiefs of Eliphaz in verse 16 though verse 14 makes him a son of Oholibamah. A grandson carrying the same name accounts for it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esua's wife;.... See Gill on Gen 36:15.
Esau's sons were dukes when Jacob's sons were but plain shepherds, ch. xlvii. This is not a reason why such titles should not be used among Christians; but it is a reason why men should not overvalue themselves, or others, for the sake of them. There is an honour that comes from God, and a name in his house that is infinitely more valuable.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵ֗לֶּה | veeleh | and these | H428 → | 746 times |
| בְּנֵ֤י | benei | [were] [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙ | ʾoholivamah | Oholibamah | H173 → | 8 times |
| אֵ֣שֶׁת | ʾeshet | [the] wife of | H802 → | 781 times |
| עֵשָׂ֔ו | ʾesav | Esau | H6215 → | 97 times |
| אַלּ֥וּף | ʾaluf | chief | H441 → | 69 times |
| יְע֛וּשׁ | yeush | Jeush | H3266 → | 9 times |
| אַלּ֥וּף | ʾaluf | chief | H441 → | 69 times |
| יַעְלָ֖ם | ya'lam | Jalam | H3281 → | 4 times |
| אַלּ֣וּף | ʾaluf | chief | H441 → | 69 times |
| קֹ֑רַח | korach | Korah | H7141 → | 26 times |
| אֵ֣לֶּה | ʾeleh | these | H428 → | 746 times |
| אַלּוּפֵ֞י | ʾalufei | [were] [the] chiefs of | H441 → | 69 times |
| אָֽהֳלִיבָמָ֛ה | ʾoholivamah | Oholibamah | H173 → | 8 times |
| בַּת־ | bat- | [the] daughter of | H1323 → | 588 times |
| עֲנָ֖ה | ʾanah | Anah | H6034 → | 12 times |
| אֵ֥שֶׁת | ʾeshet | [the] wife of | H802 → | 781 times |
| עֵשָֽׂו׃ | ʾesav | Esau | H6215 → | 97 times |
וְאֵ֗לֶּהand these
veelehH428 →746 times
בְּנֵ֤י[were] [the] sons of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙Oholibamah
ʾoholivamahH173 →8 times
אֵ֣שֶׁת[the] wife of
ʾeshetH802 →781 times
עֵשָׂ֔וEsau
ʾesavH6215 →97 times
אַלּ֥וּףchief
ʾalufH441 →69 times
יְע֛וּשׁJeush
yeushH3266 →9 times
אַלּ֥וּףchief
ʾalufH441 →69 times
יַעְלָ֖םJalam
ya'lamH3281 →4 times
אַלּ֣וּףchief
ʾalufH441 →69 times
קֹ֑רַחKorah
korachH7141 →26 times
אֵ֣לֶּהthese
ʾelehH428 →746 times
אַלּוּפֵ֞י[were] [the] chiefs of
ʾalufeiH441 →69 times
אָֽהֳלִיבָמָ֛הOholibamah
ʾoholivamahH173 →8 times
בַּת־[the] daughter of
bat-H1323 →588 times
עֲנָ֖הAnah
ʾanahH6034 →12 times
אֵ֥שֶׁת[the] wife of
ʾeshetH802 →781 times
עֵשָֽׂו׃Esau
ʾesavH6215 →97 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
6 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Chronicles 1:35The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
it leads to
- Genesis 36:4–5
And Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath gave birth to Reuel,
- Genesis 36:9–10
This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the area of Mount Seir.
- Genesis 36:4–5
Through
Genesis 36:14These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah (daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon) whom she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
it leads to
- Genesis 36:2
Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,
- 1 Chronicles 1:35
The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
- Genesis 36:5
and Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.
- Genesis 36:2
Through
Genesis 36:5and Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.
it leads to
- Genesis 35:29
Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
- Genesis 35:29
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.