Genesis 36:17 KJV
And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.
Matthew Henry
- Esau and his descendantsThe registers in this chapter show the faithfulness of God to his promise to Abraham. Esau is here called Edom, that name which kept up the remembrance of...
Cross References
- Genesis 36:13 And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.
- 1 Chronicles 1:37 The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
- Genesis 36:4 And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;
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Topics
- Bashemath Wife of Esau
- Duke Title of the princes of Edom
- Edom It extended from the Elanitic Gulf to the Red Sea, and was also called IDUMEA
- Edomites Descendants of Esau
- Esau Descendants of Esau
- Genealogy Of Esau
- Mizzah Son of Reuel
- Nahath 1. Son of Reuel
- Reuel 1. Son of Esau
- Rulers Esau, and the dukes of Edom
- Shammah 1. Son of Reuel
- Zerah 1. Son of Reuel
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1836–1689 BC · Jacob
Places
- EdomRegion · today Buseira · Location well established
- Places in Genesis 36 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- ReuelFriend of God. (1.) A son of Esau and Bashemath (Gen 36:4, Gen 36:10; 1 Chr 1:35). (2.) “The priest of Midian,” Moses’ father-in-law (Ex...
- EsauHairy, Rebekah’s first-born twin son (Gen 25:25). The name of Edom, “red”, was also given to him from his conduct in connection with the...
- NahathRest. (1.) One of the four sons of Reuel, the son of Esau (Gen 36:13, Gen 36:17). (2.) A Kohathite Levite (1 Chr 6:26). (3.) A Levite,...
- ZerahSunrise. (1.) An “Ethiopian,” probably Osorkon II., the successor of Shishak on the throne of Egypt. With an enormous army, the largest...
- ShammahDesert. (1.) One of the “dukes” of Edom (Gen 36:13, Gen 36:17).
- MizzahDespair, one of the four sons of Reuel, the son of Esau (Gen 36:13, Gen 36:17).
- Edom(1.) The name of Esau (q.v.), Gen 25:30, “Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage [Heb. haadom, haadom, i.e., ‘the red pottage,...
- BashemathSweet-smelling. (1.) The daughter of Ishmael, the last of Esau’s three wives (Gen 36:3, Gen 36:4, Gen 36:13), from whose son Reuel four...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And these are the sons וְאֵלֶּה wĕʾēllê Pronoun · with and בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
- of Reuel רְעוּאֵל rĕʿûʾēl רְעוּאֵל Proper name
- Esau's עֵשָׂו ʿēśāw עֵשָׂו Proper name
- son בֶּן ben בֵּן Noun · masculine singular construct
- duke אַלּוּף ʾallûp אַלּוּף Noun · masculine singular
- Nahath נַחַת naḥat נַחַת Proper name
- duke אַלּוּף ʾallûp אַלּוּף Noun · masculine singular
- Zerah זֶרַח zeraḥ זֶרַח Proper name
- duke אַלּוּף ʾallûp אַלּוּף Noun · masculine singular
- Shammah שַׁמָּה šammâ שַׁמָּה Proper name
- duke אַלּוּף ʾallûp אַלּוּף Noun · masculine singular
- Mizzah מִזָּה mizzâ מִזָּה Proper name
- these are the dukes אֵלֶּה ʾēllê Pronoun אַלּוּפֵי ʾallûpê אַלּוּף Noun · masculine plural construct
- of Reuel רְעוּאֵל rĕʿûʾēl רְעוּאֵל Proper name
- in the land בְּאֶרֶץ bĕʾereṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
- of Edom אֱדוֹם ʾĕdôm אֱדֹם Proper name
- these are the sons אֵלֶּה ʾēllê Pronoun בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
- of Bashemath בָשְׂמַת bośmat בׇּשְׂמַת Proper name
- Esau's עֵשָׂו ʿēśāw עֵשָׂו Proper name
- wife אֵשֶׁת ʾēšet אִשָּׁה Noun · feminine singular construct
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