And the children of Anah [were] these,....Dishon, the name of one of his uncles. Ge 36:21;and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah; Aben Ezra thinks this is not the same Anah that was mentioned in the beginning of this verse; since, if he was the same, there was no need to mention him again, but that he is the same that is mentioned in Ge 36:2; but if he is not the same that is spoken of in this verse and Ge 36:24, it is difficult to account for the mention of him at all in this place: that he is the same as in Ge 36:2 seems to be right, though it is attended with this difficulty, that the Anah and Aholibamah there are represented as of the Hivites, whereas here they are reckoned among the Horites; but it may be, as Ainsworth observes on Ge 36:20, that the Horites were of the race of the Hivites originally; and indeed this Aholibamah being the wife of Esau seems to be the reason of this particular notice taken of her here.
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Genesis 36:25
Genesis 36:25
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Genesis 36 — OverviewGenesis 36 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter we have an account of the posterity of Esau, who, from
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his blessing, and was not loved of God as Jacob was. Here is a brief…Genesis 36 — OverviewGenesis 36 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeGenesis 36:1, Esau’s three wives; Genesis 36:6, His removal to mount Seir; Genesis 36:9, His sons; Genesis 36:15, The dukes which descended of his sons; Genesis 36:20, The sons and dukes of Seir the Horite; Genesis…Genesis 36 — OverviewGenesis 36 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter gives us a genealogical account of Esau's family, of his wives and sons, with whom he removed from Seir, Ge 36:1; of his sons' sons, or grandsons, who were dukes in the land of Edom, Ge 36:11; after which…Genesis 36:20-30Genesis 36:20-30 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn the midst of this genealogy of the Edomites here is inserted the
genealogy of the Horites, those Canaanites, or Hittites (compare ch.
xxvi. 34), that were the natives of Mount Seir. Mention is made of
them,…Genesis 36:25Genesis 36:25 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd the children of Anah—the brother of Zibeon (Genesis 36:20)—were these; Dishon,—named after his uncle (Genesis 36:21) and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. This Aholibamah was not Esau's wife, but the cousin of Esau's…Genesis 36:25Genesis 36:25 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeDishon: Genesis 36:21
Anah: Genesis 36:2, Genesis 36:5, Genesis 36:14, Genesis 36:18; 1 Chronicles 1:41
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