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

34And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel. 35The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek. 37The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. 38And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.

1 Chronicles 1:36 word by word

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

• 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 1:53Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
• Genesis 36:11And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.
• Jeremiah 49:7Concerning Edom, thus saith Yhwh of Armies; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
• Amos 1:12But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
• Obadiah 1:9And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.
• Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
• Genesis 36:15These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke 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