72 | Genesis 36:23
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The sons of Sho bal: Al van, Man a hath, Ebal, She pho and Onam.
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The sons of Zib e on: Aiah and Anah. This is the Anah who discov ered the hot springs a in the des ert while he was graz ing the don keys of his fa ther Zib e on.
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The chil dren of Anah: Di shon and Ohol i ba mah daugh ter of Anah.
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The sons of Di shon b: Hem dan, Esh ban, Ith ran and Ke ran.
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The sons of Ezer: Bil han, Za a van and Akan.
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The sons of Di shan: Uz and Aran.
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These were the Ho rite chiefs: Lo tan, Sho bal, Zib e on, Anah, 30 Di shon, Ezer and Di shan. These were the Ho rite chiefs, ac cord ing to their di vi sions, in the land of Seir.
The Rulers of Edom
36:31-43pp— 1Ch 1:43-54
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These were the kings who reigned in Edom be fore any Is ra el ite king reigned:
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Bela son of Beor be came king of Edom. His city was named Din ha bah.
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When Bela died, Jo bab son of Ze rah from Boz rah suc ceed ed him as king.
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When Jo bab died, Hu sham from the land of the Te man ites suc ceed ed him as king.
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When Hu sham died, Ha dad son of Be dad, who de feat ed Mid i an in the coun try of Moab, suc ceed ed him as king. His city was named Avith.
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When Ha dad died, Sam lah from Mas re kah suc ceed ed him as king.
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When Sam lah died, Sha ul from Re ho both on the riv er suc ceed ed him as king.
38 When Sha ul died, Baal-Ha nan son of Ak bor suc ceed ed him as king.
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When Baal-Ha nan son of Ak bor died, Ha dad c suc ceed ed him as king. His city was named Pau, and his wife’ s name was Me het a bel daugh ter of Ma tred, the daugh ter of Me- Za hab.
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These were the chiefs de scend ed from Esau, by name, ac cord ing to their clans and re gions: Tim na, Al vah, Je theth, 41 Ohol i ba mah, Elah, Pi non, 42 Ke naz, Te man, Mib zar, 43 Mag di el and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, ac cord ing to their set tle ments in the land they oc cu pied.
This is the family line of Esau, the fa ther of the Edom ites.
Joseph’ s Dreams
Ja cob lived in the land where his fa ther had stayed, the land of Ca naan.
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This is the ac count of Ja cob’ s fam i ly line.
Jo seph, a young man of sev en teen, was tend ing the flocks with his broth ers, the sons of Bil hah and the sons of Zil pah, his fa ther’ s wives, and he brought their fa ther a bad re port about them.
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Now Is ra el loved Jo seph more than any of his oth er sons, be cause he had been born to him in his old age; and he made an or nate d robe for him.
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When his broth ers saw that their fa ther loved him more than any of them, they hat ed him and could not speak a kind word to him.
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Jo seph had a dream, and when he told it to his a
24 Vulgate; Syriac discovered water; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain. b
26 Hebrew Dishan, a variant of
Dishon c
39 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Syriac( see also 1 Chron. 1:50); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text Hadar d
3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain; also in verses 23 and 32.
36:31 – 39 This section presents an account of eight kings who ruled in Edom before the Israelite monarchy( v. 31).
36:31 before any Israelite king reigned Since Saul, the first king of the Israelites, came centuries after the era of the patriarchs, this phrase was likely added by an editor to indicate that the prophecy given to Rebekah about Esau’ s fate had been fulfilled( see 25:23; compare 27:40). According to 1Sa 14:47, Saul fought against the Edomites, and David later dominated Edom( 2Sa 8:2,13 – 14; 1Ki 11:14 – 17). 36:33 Bozrah The later capital city of Edom; it is sometimes equated with Edom as a whole( Isa 34:6; 63:1; Jer 49:13).
36:40 – 43 This list of names is not identical to previous ones. Likely arranged by localities, it may reflect Edomite administrative ordering during the time of the last Edomite king( see 1Ch 1:54).
37:1— 50:26 The remainder of Genesis presents the story of Joseph and his brothers, as well as the episode of Judah and Tamar( Ge 38) and Jacob’ s final words( ch. 49). Joseph’ s story is the longest in the patriarchal narratives. It leads to Israel’ s descent into Egypt in fulfillment of Yahweh’ s announcement to Abraham( 15:13).
37:1 – 36 The first part of this chapter( vv. 1 – 11) gives the reasons for the animosity of Joseph’ s brothers. The remainder( vv. 12 – 36) details their response to Jacob’ s favoritism and what they perceive as Joseph’ s youthful arrogance.
37:2 Joseph Jacob’ s eleventh son, the firstborn of his favorite wife, Rachel( 30:24 – 25). See the people diagram“ Joseph’ s, Son of Jacob, Family Tree” on p. 82. 37:3 an ornate robe The meaning of the Hebrew phrase used here, kethoneth passim, is uncertain. It also appears in 2Sa 13:18 – 19, but without any description. While it is clear that Joseph’ s robe set him apart from his brothers— likely indicating his favored status— it is not clear what set it apart. It could have had long sleeves, been made of expensive material or been a robe of many colors. The idea that the robe had many colors derives from the