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The Meaning in the Names
Commentators note the potential meanings behind the names listed. For Ezer's sons, the names may mean Bilhan ('timid'), Zaavan ('troubled'), and Akan ('twisting'). This reminds us that these lists, while seemingly dry, represent real people whose names often carried significance.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 36:1–43
18th Century
Theologian
אהלבמה 'ohŏlı̂ybâmâh — Oholibamah, “tent of the high place.” ענה ‛ǎnâh, ‘Anah, “answering.” צבעון …
John Gill
On Genesis 36:27
17th Century
Pastor
The children of Ezer are these
Another son of Seir, who had the following sons: Bilhan, and Zaavan, and …
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 36:1–40
17th Century
Minister
The records in this chapter show the faithfulness of God to his promise to Abraham. Esau is here called Edom, that name which kept up the remembran…