Genesis 36:17 - Commentary

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Text -- Genesis 36:17 (NET)

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36:17 These were the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

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Names, People and Places:

· Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite; Esau's second wife,daughter of Ishmael; Esau's third wife and cousin,daughter of Solomon

· Edom resident(s) of the region of Edom

· Esau a son of Isaac and Rebekah,son of Isaac & Rebekah; Jacob's elder twin brother,a people (and nation) descended from Esau, Jacob's brother

· Mizzah son of Reuel son of Esau

· Nahath son of Reuel son of Esau,son of Zophai/Zuph (Kohath Levi); forefather of Samuel,an officer of the temple store house under King Hezekiah

· Reuel son of Esau and Ishmael's daughter Basemath,a man of Midian; father-in-law to Moses,father of Eliasaph, leader of Gad in the time of Moses,son of Ibnijah of Benjamin whose offspring returned from exile

· Shammah son of Reuel son of Esau,son of Jesse, older brother of King David,son of Agee the Hararite; one of David's military elite,a man from Harod who was one of David's military elite,a Hararite man; one of David's military elite

· Zerah members of the clan of Zerah of Simeon,members of the clan of Zerah of Judah