Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before there resigned any king over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The slight differences favor the view that the writer of Chronicles has here, as elsewhere, abridged from Genesis (see the marginal references).

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The ancient kings and chiliarchs of Edom, a transcript of Genesis 36:31-43, with only such differences as are incidental to transcribing.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Ver. 43-54. Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom Which had its name from Esau, who was so called, ([R…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…

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