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Promise Over Possession
Matthew Henry notes that the record of Edom's established chiefs and kings contrasts sharply with Israel's slavery in Egypt. This serves as a trial of faith, reminding believers that it is far better to have God's future promise (like Canaan) than to have immediate worldly prosperity and possessions (like Mount Seir).
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Genesis
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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 36:30
17th Century
Pastor
These [are] the dukes [that came] of Hori The ancestor of Seir, from which he is called the Horite, unless the singular i…
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…