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Genesis 36:33 KJV
Genesis · chapter 36 · verse 33
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.Genesis 36:33 · King James Version
Genesis 36:33 in context
31And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
32And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
33And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
34And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.
35And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BozrahBotsrâhBotsrah, a place in EdomH1224 →
- JobabYôwbâbJobab, the name of two Israelites and of three foreignersH3103 →
- ZerahZerachZerach, the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian princeH2226 →
- BelaBelaʻBela, the name of a place, also of an Edomite and of two IsraelitesH1106 →
- diedmûwthto dieH4191 →
- sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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By degrees, it seems, the Edomites wormed out the Horites, obtained full possession of the country, and had a government of their own. 1. They were ruled by kings, who governed the whole country, and seem to have come to the throne by election, and not by lineal descent; so bishop Patrick observes.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 31-43