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Genesis 36:16

Genesis 36:16

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Duke Korah: As it is certain from , that Eliphaz was Esau's son by Adah, and from and , that Eliphaz had but six sons, "Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and Amalek;" as is is also certain, from and , that Korah was the son of Esau (not Eliphaz) by Aholibamah; and as the words duke Korah are omitted by both the Samaritan text and version, Dr. Kennicott pronounces them to be an interpolation.

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