Genesis 36:33
Forsooth Bela died, and (then) Jobab, the son of Zerah of Bozrah, reigned for him.
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
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 Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
34And when Jobab was dead (or And when Jobab died), Husham of the land of Temani reigned for him.
Cross References
Isaiah 63:1Who is this that cometh from Edom, in dyed clothes from Bozrah? this fair man in his stole, either long cloth (or cloak), going in the multitude of his strength? I that speak rightfulness, and am a for-fighter for to save, (or It is I who speak righteously, or It is I who speak of right over wrong, and am a fighter for you, and will save you).
Jeremiah 49:13For I swore by myself, saith the Lord, that Bozrah shall be into wilderness, and into shame, and into forsaking, and into cursing; and all the cities thereof shall be into everlasting wildernesses.
Amos 1:12And I shall send fire into Teman, and it shall devour the houses of Bozrah.
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 →