Genesis 36:33
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zara of Bosra reigned in his stead.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
In Context
32Bela the son of Beer, and the name of his city Denaba.
34And when Jobab was dead, Husam of the land of the Themanites reigned in his stead.
Cross References
Isaiah 63:1Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bosra, this beautiful one in his robe, walking in the greatness of his strength. I, that speak justice, and am a defender to save.
Jeremiah 49:13For I have sworn by myself, saith the Lord, that Bosra shall become a desolation, and a reproach, and a desert, and a curse: and all her cities shall be everlasting wastes.
Amos 1:12I will send a fire into Theman: and it shall devour the houses of Bosra.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 36:32-43
31 And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel. 32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. 34 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead. 35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith. 36 And Hadad died,… Read the whole commentary →