Passage Research
Genesis 36 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Genesis 36, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 43
- verses
- 487 / 142
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 3
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Genesis 36 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אַלּוּף | ʼallûwph | H441 | 43 | familiar, friend |
| עֵשָׂו | ʻÊsâv | H6215 | 25 | Esav |
| אֱדֹם | ʼĔdôm | H123 | 11 | Edom |
| עֲנָה | ʻĂnâh | H6034 | 9 | Anah |
| אׇהֳלִיבָמָה | ʼOhŏlîybâmâh | H173 | 7 | Oholibamah |
| בַּת | bath | H1323 | 12 | daughter |
| אֱלִיפַז | ʼĔlîyphaz | H464 | 7 | Eliphaz |
How preachers through history handled this text
3 public-domain excerpts on Genesis 36, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In this chapter we have an account of the posterity of Esau, who, from him, were called Edomites, that Esau who sold his birthright, and lost his blessing, and was not loved of God as Jacob was. Here is a brief register kept of his family for some generations. 1. Because he was the son of Isaac, for whose sake this honour is put upon him. 2. Because the Edomites were neighbours to Israel, and their genealogy would be of use to give light to the following stories of what passed between them. 3. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Genesis 36:1–43 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Edom — Gen 36:16
- Canaan — Gen 36:2
- Mount Seir 1 — Gen 36:30
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