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Bible Commentaries
Genesis 36

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Verses 1-43

Descendants of Esau (36:1-43)

The story is now about to move on from Jacob to his family, but first the record of Esau is brought to a close. The covenant family (Jacob’s) had settled in Canaan, while the non-covenant family (Esau’s) had settled in Edom. There, over many years, Esau’s descendants grew into a large nation (36:1-19; cf. 27:39-40). As the Edomites grew, the original inhabitants of the land, the Horites, were either forced to move elsewhere or absorbed into Edom (20-30; cf. 14:6; Deuteronomy 2:12). The record lists the early Edomite kings (31-39) and the main Edomite tribal divisions (40-43).

Bibliographical Information
Flemming, Donald C. "Commentary on Genesis 36". "Fleming's Bridgeway Bible Commentary". https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bbc/genesis-36.html. 2005.
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