Genesis 36:31

At first, the Israel mob didn’t have big bosses over them. A long time later, they started having a big boss over them. But before that, the Edom mob had big bosses in their country. These are the names of those big bosses in Edom.

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.

In Context

30– Dishon – Ezer – Dishan All those men were in the Hor tribe, and they were the leaders for their clans in the country called Seir.

32The 1st big boss in Edom country, his name was Bela. He lived in a town called Dinhabah, and his father’s name was Beor.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:6I will give you a real big family later on, and they will split up into lots of nations. And some of your people will be the big bosses of those nations.

Genesis 25:23God said to Rebekah, “There are 2 babies inside you. They will grow up and have kids, and their kids will become 2 nations. Right from the start, those 2 nations will fight against each other. One of those nations will be stronger than the other nation. Yes, the younger son’s nation will be stronger, and his nation will be boss over the older son’s nation.”

Matthew Henry on Genesis 36:21-31

20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, 21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. 22 And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna. 23 And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. 24 And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he… Read the whole commentary →

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