Genesis 36 Study Notes
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36:20-30 The third subsection of the second Esau (Hb) toledoth comprises the sons and chiefs of Seir the Horite, the father of Eliphaz’s concubine Timna.
36:31-39 The fourth subsection of the second Esau (Hb) toledoth lists eight consecutive kings who reigned in the land of Edom prior to the days of King Saul, i.e., before 1050 BC Its inclusion demonstrates the fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham (17:6). The observation that no kings reigned over the Israelites, a nation that did not yet formally exist, suggests that this list was compiled no earlier than the days of King David. The parallel passage in 1Ch 1:43-50 differs from this only in the spelling of the name Hadar (Hadad) and the name of Hadar’s royal city Pau (Pai).
36:40-43 The fifth and final subsection of the second Esau (Hb) toledoth consists of a list of eleven of Esau’s chiefs who ruled over various portions of the land of Edom. This list appears in abbreviated form in 1Ch 1:51b-54.