Alvan: 1 Chronicles 1:40, Alian
Shepho: or, Shephi, 1 Chronicles 1:40
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Genesis 36:23
Genesis 36:23
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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
him, were called Edomites, that Esau who sold his birthright, and lost
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 36:23Genesis 36:23 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd the children of Shobal were these; Alvan,—or Alian (1 Chronicles 1:40); "Unjust" (Gesenius), "Lofty" (Furst, Murphy)—and Manahath,—"Rest" (Gesenius)—and Ebal,—"Stripped of leaves" (Gesenius, Murphy); "Bare Mountain"…Genesis 36:23Genesis 36:23 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd the children of Shobal [were] these,.... Who was the second son of Seir, and whose sons were the five following:Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam; in 1Ch 1:40 Alvan is called Alian, and Shepho is Shephi