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Selected Verse: Genesis 36:12 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ge 36:12 |
King James |
And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife. |
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| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
Amalek
(See Scofield) - (Exo 17:8). |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Timna was concubine to Eliphaz - As Timna was sister to Lotan the Horite, Gen 36:22, we see how the family of Esau and the Horites got intermixed. This might give the sons of Esau a pretext to seize the land, and expel the ancient inhabitants, as we find they did, Deu 2:12.
Amalek - The father of the Amalekites, afterwards bitter enemies to the Jews, and whom God commanded to be entirely exterminated, Deu 25:17, Deu 25:19. |
8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
19 Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.
17 Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;
12 The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them.
22 And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna.