Genesis 36:32

32 Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom. And the name of his city [was] Dinhabah.

Genesis 36:32 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 36:32

And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom
His name was not Balac, as the Septuagint version, which may lead to think of Balak king of Moab; nor is this the same with Balaam, the son of Beor, who lived ages after, as some in Aben Ezra: who he was we know no more of than what is here said; he was the first Horite king, and is placed by Mr. Bedford ^F9 in A. M. 2002: and the name of his city [was] Dinhabah,
the place either where he was born, or where he had been governor before, but of it we read nowhere else.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 Scripture Chronology, p. 316.

Genesis 36:32 In-Context

30 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These [are] the chiefs of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.

31 Now these [are] the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the {Israelites}.

32 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 from Bozrah, reigned in his place.

34 And Jobab died, and Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.