Genesis 36:37

37 Samlah died, and Shaul of Reho'both on the Euphra'tes reigned in his stead.

Genesis 36:37 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 36:37

And Samlah died
As is supposed, about A. M. 2283. and Saul of Rehoboth [by] the river reigned in his stead;
Rehoboth was one of the cities built by Ashur, ( Genesis 10:11 ) ; and was situated near the river Euphrates; and so the Targum of Jonathan calls it Rehoboth which is by Euphrates; but Jerom F14, from Eusebius, takes it to be another city by a river in Edom, and says, that there was in his days a garrison in the country of Gabalena (a part of Idumea), a large village called by that name.


FOOTNOTES:

F14 De loc. Heb. fol. 93. M. & 94. A.

Genesis 36:37 In-Context

35 Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated Mid'ian in the country of Moab, reigned in his stead, the name of his city being Avith.
36 Hadad died, and Samlah of Masre'kah reigned in his stead.
37 Samlah died, and Shaul of Reho'both on the Euphra'tes reigned in his stead.
38 Shaul died, and Ba'al-ha'nan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
39 Ba'al-ha'nan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead, the name of his city being Pau; his wife's name was Mehet'abel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Me'zahab.
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