Genesis 36:23

23 These were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

Genesis 36:23 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 36:23

And the children of Shobal [were] these
Who was the second son of Seir, and whose sons were the five following:

Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam;
in ( 1 Chronicles 1:40 ) Alvan is called Alian, and Shepho is Shephi.

Genesis 36:23 In-Context

21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.
22 And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Lotan's sister was Timna.
23 These were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
24 These were the sons of Zibeon: both Ajah and Anah. This was the Anah who found the water in the wilderness as he pastured the donkeys of his father Zibeon.
25 These were the children of Anah: Dishon and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Spelled Alian in 1 Chronicles 1:40
  • [b]. Spelled Shephi in 1 Chronicles 1:40
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