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"Sons" Can Mean "Tribes"
Commentators address why Timna is listed as a "son" here, while Genesis identifies Timna as a concubine. They explain that the Chronicler is likely listing the main tribes and clans descended from Eliphaz, not just his literal children. A "son" in this context can represent a whole people group or region, showing that genealogies can be about nations, not just individuals.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Chronicles 1:36
18th Century
Theologian
Timna — In Genesis 36:11, Eliphaz has no son named Timna. However, he does have a concubine by that name, who is the mother of Amalek and is…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 1:35–42
19th Century
Bishop
The tribes of Esau and Seir, extracted from Genesis 36:0
John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 1:36
17th Century
Pastor
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 1:35).
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Chronicles 1:28–54
17th Century
Minister
The genealogy is from this point confined to the posterity of Abraham. From reading these lists of names, let us take the opportunity to think of t…