Genesis 36:33
When Bela died, Jobab was king. Jobab's father was named Zerah and he came from a place called Bozrah.
Barkly (portions)
In The King James Version
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
In Context
32The king of Edom was named Bela, and his father was named Beor. Bela's town was called Din-ha-bah.
34When Jobab died, Husham was king. He came from a country where the people were called Temanites.
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 →