Génesis 36:33

33 Cuando murió Bela, reinó en su lugar Jobab hijo de Zera, que provenía de Bosra.

Génesis 36:33 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 36:33

And Bela died
How long he reigned is not known with any certainty, nor whether he left any sons behind him; if he did, they did not succeed him in the throne; for Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead:
this king some have thought to be the same with Job, and from whom one of the books of Scripture has its name; but neither their names, nor age, nor country agree: who this Jobab and his father Zerah were cannot be said: they seem to be of the same country in which Jobab reigned, since he is said to be of Bozrah, a famous city of Idumea, after spoken of in the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah and others, ( Isaiah 34:6 ) ( 63:1 ) ( Jeremiah 48:24 ) ( Jeremiah 49:13 Jeremiah 49:22 ) ( Amos 1:12 ) ( Micah 2:12 ) ; Jarchi takes it to be a city of Moab, and indeed it is sometimes placed in Moab, and sometimes in Edom, it being on the borders of both, and sometimes belonged to the one and sometimes to the other. According to Mr. Bedford ^F11, this king began his reign, A. M. 2135, so that the former king must have reigned about forty two years; which is a space of time he allows to each successor, taking them one with another, the particular and exact time of each reign he not being able to fix.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 Scripture Chronology, p. 327.

Génesis 36:33 In-Context

31 Antes de que los israelitas tuvieran rey, estos fueron los reyes que reinaron en el país de Edom:

32 Bela hijo de Beor, que reinó en Edom. El nombre de su ciudad era Dinaba.

33 Cuando murió Bela, reinó en su lugar Jobab hijo de Zera, que provenía de Bosra.

34 Cuando murió Jobab, reinó en su lugar Jusán, que venía de la región de Temán.

35 Cuando murió Jusán, reinó en su lugar Hadad hijo de Bedad. Este derrotó a Madián en el campo de Moab. El nombre de su ciudad era Avit.