1 Chronicles 1:36

1 Chronicles 1:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.
• New International Version (NIV)The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz; by Timna: Amalek.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and of Timna, Amalek.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.

Context of 1 Chronicles 1:36

34Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac's sons were: Esau and Israel. 35Esau's sons were: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam and Korah. Eliphaz's sons were: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz and Amalek who was born to Timna. 37Reuel's sons were: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. 38Seir's sons were: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.

1 Chronicles 1:36 word by word

בְּנֵ֖י אֱלִיפָ֑ז תֵּימָ֤ן וְאוֹמָר֙ צְפִ֣י וְגַעְתָּ֔ם קְנַ֖ז וְתִמְנָ֥ע וַעֲמָלֵֽק׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Eliphazאֱלִיפַז'ĕlîyphaz · EliphazH464
• Temanתֵּימָןtêymân têmân · TemanH8487
• and Omarאוֹמָר'ômâr · OmarH201
• Zephiצְפוֹ, צְפִיtsephô tsephîy · ZephoH6825
• and Gatamגַּעְתָּםga‛tâm · GatamH1609
• Kenazקְנַזqenaz · KenazH7073
• and Timnaתִּמְנָעtimnâ‛ · TimnaH8555
• and Amalekעֲמָלֵק‛ămâlêq · AmalekH6002

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 1:36

• 1 Chronicles 1:53Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
• Genesis 36:11The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz.
• Jeremiah 49:7The Lord Almighty gave this message about Edom: ‘It seems that wisdom has disappeared from Teman. Edom's clever men have no good advice. Their great ideas have gone away.
• Amos 1:12So I will start a fire. And the fire will destroy the big city of Teman. The fire will also burn the strong buildings of Bozrah city.’
• Obadiah 1:9There are men from Teman city that fight. But I will make them afraid. Esau's people live in the mountains. And everyone there will die.
• Habakkuk 3:3God is coming from Teman! The Holy God is coming from Paran mountain. Selah. His beautiful power covers the whole sky! People praise him all over the earth!
• Genesis 36:15These were Esau's descendants who became leaders of their clans: The sons of Esau's firstborn son, Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1:36

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36Timna - In Genesis 36:11, Eliphaz has no son Timna; but he has a concubine of the name, who is the mother of Amalek, and conjectured to be Lotan‘s sister 1 Chronicles 1:39. The best explanation is, that the writer has in his mind rather the tribes descended from Eliphaz than his actual children, and as there was a place, Timna, inhabited by his “dukes” (1 Chronicles 1:51; compare Genesis 35:40), he puts the race which lived there among his “sons.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-54Verses 28-54 The genealogy is from hence confined to the posterity of Abraham. Let us take occasion from reading these lists of names, to think of the multitudes that have gone through this world, have done their parts in it, and then quitted it. As one generation, even of sinful men, passes away, another comes. Ec 1:4; Nu 32:14, and will do so while the earth remains. Short is our passage through time into eternity. May we be distinguished as the Lord's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-54Isaac’s genealogy first lists Esau's descendants (1 Chronicles 1:35–54) and then continues with Israel. The history of Edom is divided into three parts: Esau's sons (1 Chronicles 1:35–37) Seir's descendants (1 Chronicles 1:38–42) The kings who ruled Edom (1 Chronicles 1:43–54) This arrangement follows Genesis 36.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3636. sons of Eliphaz--the tribe Adites, in the center country of the Saracens, so called from his mother, Adah (Ge 36:10). Teman--gave rise to the land of Teman, near the head of the Red Sea. Omar--the tribe Beni-Amma, settled at the northern point of Djebel Shera (Mount Seir). Zephi--the tribe Dzaf. Gatam--Katam, inhabited by the tribe Al Saruat, or "people of Sarah." Kenaz--the tribe Aenezes, a tribe whose settlement lies in the neighborhood of Syria…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 1:36

• Amalek
• Gatam
• Genealogy
• Kenaz
• Omar
• Shem
• Timna
• Zepho

In the dictionaries

• Amalek
• Amalek; Amalekite
• Chronicles, Books of
• Gatam
• Genealogy
• Kenaz; Kenez
• Omar
• Semites, Semitic Religion
• Teman
• Zephi; Zepho

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary