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. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel. 35The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. The descendants of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and Amalek, who was born to Timna. 37The descendants of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. 38The descendants of Seir 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 descendants of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
• Jeremiah 49:7This message was given concerning Edom. This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: “Is there no wisdom in Teman? Is no one left to give wise counsel?
• Amos 1:12So I will send down fire on Teman, and the fortresses of Bozrah will be destroyed.”
• Obadiah 1:9The mightiest warriors of Teman will be terrified, and everyone on the mountains of Edom will be cut down in the slaughter.
• Habakkuk 3:3I see God moving across the deserts from Edom, the Holy One coming from Mount Paran. His brilliant splendor fills the heavens, and the earth is filled with his praise.
• Genesis 36:15These are the descendants of Esau who became the leaders of various clans: The descendants of Esau’s oldest son, Eliphaz, became the leaders of the clans of 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
• Chronicles, Books of
• Gatam
• Genealogy
• Kenaz; Kenez
• Omar
• Semites, Semitic Religion
• Teman
• Zephi; Zepho
• Eliphaz

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