23And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
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The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 20-30)In the midst of this genealogy of the Edomites here is inserted the genealogy of the Horites, those Canaanites, or Hittites (compare Gen. 26:34), that were the natives of Mount Seir. Mention is made of them, Gen. 14:6; and of their interest in Mount Seir, before the Edomites took possession of it, Deut. 2:12 , 22 . This comes in here, not only to give light to the story, but to be a standing refle…
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