John Gill Commentary Genesis 36:41

"chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon," — Genesis 36:41 (ASV)

Duke Aholibamah, Duke Elah, Duke Pinon .
] The former is the name of a woman, (Genesis 36:2Genesis 36:25) ; here the name of a man, and also of the place of which he was duke; for Jerom observes ^F17 , that Oolibama is a city of the princes of Edom, and who also makes mention of Elath, a country of the princes of Edom, and a city of Esau, ten miles from Petra to the east ^F18 , and the seat of Duke Pinon was very probably Phinon, which lay between Petra and Zoar ^F19 .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F17: De Loc. Heb. fol. 93. K.
• F18: Ib. fol. 91. E.
• F19: Eusebius apud Reland. Palestin. illustrat. p. 71.