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Baal-hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai: and his wife`s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
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A Direct Link to Genesis
Commentators like Barnes and Ellicott note that this list of Edomite kings is a direct transcript from Genesis 36. The minor differences in names, such as 'Pai' in this verse versus 'Pau' in Genesis, are considered simple variations that occurred during the process of copying ancient manuscripts.
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1 Chronicles
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18th Century
Theologian
The slight differences favor the view that the writer of Chronicles has here, as elsewhere, abridged from Genesis (see the marginal references).
19th Century
Bishop
Baal-hanan. — Some manuscripts have “ben Achbor,” as in Genesis 36:39; so in 1 Chronicles 1:51. “Alvah,” of Genesis, i…
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(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 1:43).
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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…