The genealogy of the patriarchs down to Abraham: The posterity of Abraham and of Esau.
The genealogie of Adam in the right line to Noe, and his three sonnes, Sem, Cham, and Iaphet. 5. The generations of Iaphet, 8. of Cham, 17. and of Sem. 24. The right line of Sem to Abraham. 26. Abrahams generations by the line of Ismael, 32. by the sonnes of Cetura, 34. and by the line of Isaac; and his sonne Esau; 43. with their kinges, 51. and dukes.
1Adam, Seth, Enos,Adam, Seth, EnosADAM, Seth, Enos,Adam, Seth, Enos, 2Cainan, Malaleel, Jared,Cainan, Malaleel, Jared.Cainan, Malaleel, lared,Cainan, Malaleel, Jared, 3Henoc, Mathusale, Lamech,Enoch, Mathusala, Lamech,Henoch, Mathusale, Lamech,Henoch, Mathusale, Lamech, 4Noe, Sem, Cham, and Japheth.Noè, Sem, Cham, e Japheth.Noe, Sem; Cham, and Iapheth.Noë, Sem, Cham, et Japtheth. 5The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, Thubal, Mosoch, Thiras.Figliuoli di Japheth: Gomer, e Magog, e Madai, e Javan, Thubal, Mosoch, Thiras.The sonnes of Iapheth: Gomer, and Magog, & Madai, and Iauan, Thubal, Mosoch, Thrias.Filii Japheth: Gomer, et Magog, et Madai, et Javan, Thubal, Mosoch, Thiras. 6And the sons of Gomer: Ascenez, and Riphath, and Thogorma.Figliuoli di Gomer: Ascenez, e Riphath, e Thogorma.Moreouer the sonnes of Gomer: Ascenez, and Riphath, and Thogorma.Porro filii Gomer: Ascenez, et Riphath, et Thogorma. 7And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cethim and Dodanim.Figliuoli di Javan: Elisa, e Tharsis, Cetthim, e Dodanim.And the sonnes of Iauan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cethim and Dodanim.Filii autem Javan: Elisa et Tharsis, Cethim et Dodanim. 8The sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesrai, and Phut, and Chanaan.Figliuoli di Cham: Chus, e Mesraim, e Phuth, e Chanaan.The sonnes of Cham: Chus, and Mesraim, and Phut, & Chanaan.Filii Cham: Chus, et Mesraim, et Phut, et Chanaan. 9And the sons of Chus: Saba, and Hevila, Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabathaca. And the sons of Regma: Saba, and Dadan.Figliuoli di Chus: Saba, ed Hevila, Sabatha, e Regma, e Sabatacha. Figliuoli di Regma: Saba, e Dadan.And the sonnes of Chus: Saba, and Heuila, Sabatha, & Regma, and Sabathaca. Moreouer the sonnes of Regma: Saba, and Dadan.Filii autem Chus: Saba, et Hevila, Sabatha, et Regma, et Sabathacha. Porro filii Regma: Saba, et Dadan. 10Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty upon earth.Chus poi generò Nemrod: questi cominciò ad esser potente sopra la terra.And Chus begat Nemrod: this begane to be mightie in the earth.Chus autem genuit Nemrod: iste cœpit esse potens in terra. 11But Mesraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, and Nephtuim,Mesraim generò Ludim, e Anamim, e Laabim, e Nephtuim;But Mesraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, & Nephtuim,Mesraim vero genuit Ludim, et Anamim, et Laabim, et Nephtuim, 12Phetrusim also, and Casluim: from whom came the Philistines, and Caphtorim.Ed anche Phetrusim, e Casluim, da' quali vennero i Filistei, e i Caphtori.Phetrusim also, and Casluim: from whom came Philisthijm, & Caphthorim.Phetrusim quoque, et Casluim: de quibus egressi sunt Philisthiim, et Caphtorim.
13And Chanaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and the Hethite,Chanaan generò Sidone suo primogenito; e anche l'Hetheo,But Chanaan begat Sidon his firstborne, the Hetheite also,Chanaan vero genuit Sidonem primogenitum suum, Hethæum quoque, 14And the Jebusite, and the Amorrhite, and the Gergesite,E lo Jebuseo, e l'Amorreo, e il Gergeseo,and the Iebuseite, and the Amorrheite, & the Gergeseite,et Jebusæum, et Amorrhæum, et Gergesæum, 15And the Hevite, and the Aracite, and the Sinite,E l'Heveo, e l'Araceo, e il Sineo,& the Heueite, and the Araceite, and the Sineite.Hevæumque et Aracæum, et Sinæum. 16And the Aradian, and the Samarite, and the Hamathite.E l'Aradio, e il Samareo, e l'Amatheo.The Aradium also, and the Samareite, and the Hamatheite.Aradium quoque, et Samaræum, et Hamathæum. 17The sons of Sem: Elam and Asur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Hus, and Hul, and Gether, and Mosoch.Figliuoli di Sem: Elam, e Assur, e Arphaxad, e Lud, e Aram, e Us, e Hul, e Gether, e Mosoch.The sonnes of Sem: Aelam, and Assur, and Arphaxad, & Lud, and Aram, and Hus, and Hul, and Gether, and Mosoch.Filii Sem: Ælam, et Assur, et Arphaxad, et Lud, et Aram, et Hus, et Hul, et Gether, et Mosoch. 18And Arphaxad begot Sale, and Sale begot Heber.Arphaxad generò Sale, il quale poi generò Heber.And Arphaxad begat Sale, who also begat Heber.Arphaxad autem genuit Sale, qui et ipse genuit Heber. 19And to Heber were born two sons, the name of the one was Phaleg, because in his days the earth was divided; and the name of his brother was Jectan.Nacquero ad Heber due figliuoli: uno ebbe nome Phaleg, perché a suo tempo fu divisa la terra; suo fratello ebbe nome Jectan.Moreouer to Heber were borne two sonnes, the name of one was Phaleg, because in his daies the earth was diuided; and the name of his brother Iectan.Porro Heber nati sunt duo filii: nomen uni Phaleg, quia in diebus ejus divisa est terra; et nomen fratris ejus Jectan. 20And Jectan begot Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, and Jare,Jectan generò Elmodad, e Saleph, e Asarmoth, e Jare,And Iectan begat Elmodad, and Saleph, & Asarmoth, and Iare,Jectan autem genuit Elmodad, et Saleph, et Asarmoth, et Jare, 21And Adoram, and Usal, and Decla,E Aduram, e Uzal; e Decla,Adoram also, and Vsal, and Decla,Adoram quoque, et Huzal, et Decla, 22And Hebal, and Abimael, and Saba,Ed Ebal, e Abimael, e Saba, ed ancheHebal also, and Abimael, and Saba, moreouerHebal etiam, et Abimaël, et Saba, necnon 23And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. All these are the sons of Jectan.Ophir, ed Hevila, e Jobab: tutti questi figliuoli di Jectan.also Ophir, and Heuila, and Iobab. Al these are the sonnes of Iactan:et Ophir, et Hevila, et Jobab: omnes isti filii Jectan.
24Sem, Arphaxad, Sale,(Discendenti di) Sem: Arphaxad, Sale,Sem, Arphaxad, Sale,Sem, Arphaxad, Sale, 25Heber, Phaleg, Ragau,Heber, Phaleg, Reu,Heber Phaleg, Ragau,Heber, Phaleg, Ragau, 26Serug, Nachor, Thare,Sarug, Nachor, Thare,Serug, Nachor, Thare,Serug, Nachor, Thare, 27Abram, this is Abraham.Abram: questi è Abrahamo.Abram, this is Abraham.Abram: iste est Abraham. 28And the sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ismahel.Figliuoli a Abrahamo: Isacco, e Ismaele.And the sonnes of Abraham, Isaac & Ismael.Filii autem Abraham, Isaac et Ismahel. 29And these are the generations of them. The firstborn of Ismahel, Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam,E questi (sono) i lor discendenti: Nabaioth primogenito d'Ismaele, Cedar, e Adbeel, e Mabsam,And these are the generations of them. The firstbegoten of Ismael, Nabaioth, and Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam,Et hæ generationes eorum. Primogenitus Ismahelis, Nabaioth, et Cedar, et Adbeel, et Mabsam, 30And Masma, and Duma, Massa, Hadad, and Thema,E Masnia, e Duma, Massa, Hadad, e Thema,and Masma, and Duma, Massa, Hadad, and Thema,et Masma, et Duma, Massa, Hadad, et Thema, 31Jetur, Naphis, Cedma: these are the sons of Ismahel.Jethur, Naphis, Cedma: questi sono i figliuoli d'Ismaele.Ietur, Naphis, Cedma. these are the sonnes of Ismahel.Jetur, Naphis, Cedma: hi sunt filii Ismahelis. 32And the sons of Cetura, Abraham’s concubine, whom she bore: Zamran, Jecsan, Madan, Madian, Jesboc, and Sue. And the sons of Jecsan, Saba, and Dadan. And the sons of Dadan: Assurim, and Latussim, and Laomin.Figliuoli di Cethura concubina d'Abrahamo furono: Zamram, Jecsan, Madan, Madian, Jesboc, e Sue. Figliuoli di Jecsan, Saba, e Dadan. Figliuoli di Dadan, Assurim, e Latusim, e Loomim.And the sonnes of Cetura Abrahams concubine, which she bare: Zamran, Iecsan, Madan, Madian, Iesboc, and Sue. Moreouer the sonnes of Iecsan: Saba, and Dadan. And the sonnes of Dadan: Assurim, and Latussim, and Laomim.Filii autem Ceturæ concubinæ Abraham, quos genuit: Zamran, Jecsan, Madan, Madian, Jesboc, et Sue. Porro filii Jecsan: Saba, et Dadan. Filii autem Dadan: Assurim, et Latussim, et Laomim. 33And the sons of Madian: Epha, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa. All these are the sons of Cetura.Figliuoli di Madian: Epha, ed Opher, ed Henoch, e Abida, ed Eldaa; tutti questi discendenti di Cetura.And the sonnes of Madian: Epha, and Epher and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa. Al these the sonnes of Cetura.Filii autem Madian: Epha, et Epher, et Henoch, et Abida, et Eldaa: omnes hi filii Ceturæ. 34And Abraham begot Isaac: and his sons were Esau and Israel.Abraham generò Isacco, di cui furon figliuoli Esaù, e Israel.And Abraham begat Isaac: whose sonnes were Esau, & Israel.Genuit autem Abraham Isaac: cujus fuerunt filii Esau, et Israël.
35The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Rahuel, Jehus, Ihelom, and Core.Figliuoli di Esaù: Eliphaz, Rahuel, Jehus, Ihelon e Core.The sonnes of Esau: Eliphaz, Rahuel, Iehus, Ihelom, and Core.Filii Esau: Eliphaz, Rahuel, Jehus, Ihelom, et Core. 36The sons of Eliphaz: Theman, Omar, Sephi, Gathan, Cenez, and by Thamna, Amalec.Figliuoli di Eliphaz: Theman, Oma, Sephi, Gatham, Cenez: di Thamna (ebbe) Amalech.The sonnes of Eliphaz: Theman, Omar, Sephi, Gathan, Cenez, Thamna, Amalec.Filii Eliphaz: Theman, Omar, Sephi, Gathan, Cenez, Thamna, Amalec. 37The sons of Rahuel: Nahath, Zara, Samma, Meza.Figliuoli di Rahuel: Nahath, Zara, Samma, Meza.The sonnes of Rahuel: Nahath, Zara, Samma, Meza.Filii Rahuel: Nahath, Zara, Samma, Meza. 38The sons of Seir: Lotan, Sobal, Sebeon, Ana, Dison, Eser, Disan.Figliuoli di Seir; Lotan, Sobal, Sebeon, Ana, Dison, Eser, Disan.The sonnes of Seir: Lotan, Sobal, Sebeon, Ana, Dison, Eser, Disan.Filii Seir: Lotan, Sobal, Sebeon, Ana, Dison, Eser, Disan. 39The sons of Lotan: Hori, Homam. And the sister of Lotan was Thamna.Figliuoli di Lotan: Hori, Homam. Sorella ai Lotan fu Thamna.The sonnes of Lotan: Hori, Homam. And the sister of Lotan was Thamna.Filii Lotan: Hori, Homam. Soror autem Lotan fuit Thamna. 40The sons of Sobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Sephi, and Onam. The sons of Sebeon: Aia, and Ana. The son of Ana: Dison.Figliuoli di Sobal: Alian, e Manahath, ed Ebal, Sephi, e Onam. Figliuoli di Sebeon: Aia, e Ana. Figliuolo di Ana: Dison.The sonnes of Sobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Sephi, & Onam. The sonnes of Sebeon: Ais & Ana. The sonnes of Ana: Dison.Filii Sobal: Alian, et Manahath, et Ebal, Sephi et Onam. Filii Sebeon: Aja et Ana. Filii Ana: Dison. 41The sons of Dison: Hamram, and Eseban, and Jethran, and Charan.Figliuoli di Dison: Hamram, ed Eseban, e Jethram, e Charan.The sonnes of Dison: Hamram, and Eseban, and Iethran, and Charan.Filii Dison: Hamram, et Heseban, et Jethran, et Charan. 42The sons of Eser: Balaan, and Zavan, and Jacan. The sons of Disan: Hus and Aran.Figliuoli di Eser: Baalan, e Zavan, e Jachan. Figliuoli di Disan: Hus, e Aram.The sonnes of Eser: Balaan, and Zauan, and Iacan. The sonnes of Disan: Hus and Aran.Filii Eser: Balaan, et Zavan, et Jacan. Filii Disan: Hus et Aran. 43Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there was a king over the children of Israel: Bale the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Denaba.Questi sono i regi, i quali regnarono nel paese di Edom, prima che i figliuoli d'Israele avessero re: Bela figliuolo di Beor, di cui la città fu nomata Denaba.These be the kinges, that reigned in the Land of Edom, before there was a king ouer the chidren of Israel: Bale the sonne of Beor: and the name of his citie, Deneba.Isti sunt reges qui imperaverunt in terra Edom, antequam esset rex super filios Israël. Bale filius Beor: et nomen civitatis ejus, Denaba.
44And Bale died, and Jobab the son of Zare of Bosra, reigned in his stead.E Bela morì, e gli succedette nel regno Jobab figliuolo di Zara di Bosra.And Bale died, and Iobab the sonne of Zare of Bosra, reigned for him.Mortuus est autem Bale, et regnavit pro eo Jobab filius Zare de Bosra. 45And when Jobab also was dead, Husam of the land of the Themanites reigned in his stead.E dopo la morte di Jobab regnò in sua vece Husam, del paese di Theman.And when Iobab also was dead, Husam of the Land of the Themanes reigned for him.Cumque et Jobab fuisset mortuus, regnavit pro eo Husam de terra Themanorum. 46And Husam also died, and Adad the son of Badad reigned in his stead, and he defeated the Madianites in the land of Moab: the name of his city was Avith.E morì anche Husam, e regnò in suo luogo Adad figliuolo di Badad il quale sconfisse i Madianiti nella terra di Moab: la sua città fu Avith.And Husam also died, and Adad the sonne of Badad reigned for him, who stroke Madian in the Land of Moab: and the name of his citie was Auith.Obiit quoque et Husam, et regnavit pro eo Adad filius Badad, qui percussit Madian in terra Moab: et nomen civitatis ejus Avith. 47And when Adad also was dead, Semla of Masreca reigned in his stead.E morto Adad, regnò in sua vece Semla di Masreca.And when Adad also was dead, Semla of Masreca reigned for him.Cumque et Adad fuisset mortuus, regnavit pro eo Semla de Masreca. 48Semla also died, and Saul of Rohoboth, which is near the river, reigned in his stead.E morì anche Semla, e regnò in suo luogo Saul di Rohoboth, la quale (città) è situata presso al (gran) fiume (Eufrate).But Semla also died, and there reigned for him Saul of Rohoboth, which is situate besides the riuer.Sed et Semla mortuus est, et regnavit pro eo Saul de Rohoboth, quæ juxta amnem sita est. 49And when Saul was dead, Balanan the son of Achobor reigned in his stead.Morto parimente Saul, regnò in sua vece Balanan figliuolo di Achobor.Saul also being dead, Balanan, the sonne of Achobor reigned for him.Mortuo quoque Saul, regnavit pro eo Balanan filius Achobor. 50He also died, and Adad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Phau, and his wife was called Meetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezaab.E questi pure morì, e regnò in sua vece Adad; la città del quale fu Phau, e la sua moglie ebbe nome Metabel figliuola di Matred, la quale era figlia di Mezaab.But this also died, and Adad reigned for him: whose cities name was Phau, and his wife was called Meetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezaab.Sed et hic mortuus est, et regnavit pro eo Adad: cujus urbis nomen fuit Phau, et appellata est uxor ejus Meetabel filia Matred filiæ Mezaab.
51And after the death of Adad, there began to be dukes in Edom instead of kings: duke Thamna, duke Alva, duke Jetheth,E dopo la morte di Adad cominciarono ad essere in Edom dei governatori in cambio dei re: governatore di Thamna, governatore di Alva, governatore di Jetheth,And Adad being dead, there began to be dukes in Edom for kinges: duke Thamna, duke Alua, duke Ietheth,Adad autem mortuo, duces pro regibus in Edom esse cœperunt: dux Thamna, dux Alva, dux Jetheth, 52Duke Oolibama, duke Ela, duke Phinon,Governatore di Oolibama, governatore di Eia, governatore di Phinon,duke Oolibama, duke Ela, duke Phinon,dux Oolibama, dux Ela, dux Phinon, 53Duke Cenez, duke Theman, duke Mabsar,Governatore di Cenez, governatore di Theman, governatore di Mabsar,duke Cenez, duke Theman, duke Mabsar,dux Cenez, dux Theman, dux Mabsar, 54Duke Magdiel, duke Hiram. These are the dukes of Edom.Governatore di Magdiel, governatore di Hiram. Questi sono i governatori di Edom.duke Magdiel, duke Hiram. these be the dukes of Edom.dux Magdiel, dux Hiram: hi duces Edom.
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Noe begot Sem, Cham, and Japheth. (Haydock) See Genesis 10. The author passes lightly over some of the descendants of the two latter, as he had David's genealogy principally in view.
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Calmet
Riphath. Hebrew begins with D. (Calmet)
But the Protestants correct it (Haydock) according to the book of Genesis and the Septuagint. The two letters are very much alike.
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Haydock
Dodanim. Hebrew has R, conformably to the Samaritan copy of Genesis, and the Septuagint translate the Rhodians. Yet Dodanim seems more accurate, (Calmet) and is retained by the Protestants. (Haydock)
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Du Hamel
Earth, first establishing the monarchy of Babylon, and building the castle. (Du Hamel)
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Philistines, a colony from Crete.
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Du Hamel
Hus and Hul were the immediate sons of Aram, as well as....Mosoch, or Mes; (Genesis 10:23.; Calmet) so that there seems to be here some transposition. (Du Hamel)
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Haydock
Sale. The Roman Septuagint omits ver. 11 to 17, and ver. 18 to 24, having only, (17) "The sons of Sem, Ailam and Assur; (24) and Arphaxad, Sala." (Haydock)
Calmet
But the other copies here insert Cainan, as the father of Sale. See Genesis 10:24. (Calmet)
Haydock
It is a matter of great doubt whether he ought not to be inserted, Luke 3:(Haydock)
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Menochius
Sem begot Arphaxad. (Menochius)
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Challoner
Concubine. She was his lawful wife, but of an inferior degree, and such were called concubines. (Challoner)
She has the title of wife, Genesis 25:1.
Calmet
And the sons of Dadan, etc., seems to be copied from Genesis, as the addition is not found in many Latin manuscripts, no more than in the Hebrew or Septuagint. (Calmet)
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Haydock
And by. This serves to explain the difficulty; as Thamna would otherwise seem to be a daughter of Eliphaz, though we know she was his concubine, Genesis 36:12. (Haydock)
Kennicott
The Hebrew, Roman Septuagint, Syriac, and Latin, suppose that Thamna was the brother of Amalec; but the Alexandrian Septuagint has, "Now Thamna, the concubine of Eliphaz, bore Amalec." Arabic, "And Thamna, who was the concubine of Eliphaz, the son of Esau, bore him Amalec," which seems to be the true reading. (Kennicott)
Du Hamel
Hebrew, "And Timna and Amalek," (Protestants; Haydock) which confounds the sense. (Mariana) (Du Hamel)
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Du Hamel
Seir, not Esau, but the Horrite, (Genesis 36:20.; Menochius) which is added in order to explain the origin of Thamna. (Du Hamel)
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Dison. We must add Oolibama, Genesis 36:25.
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Calmet
Hamram. In Genesis Hamdan. Two letters have been mistaken since the Chaldean characters have been adopted. (Calmet)
Haydock
On this occasion, we may briefly remark, 1. The most learned fathers have admitted such mistakes in Scripture: yet these are not to be corrected by each one's private judgment, but we must all abide by the determination of the Church, which is plainly appointed for our guide in the infallible word of God. 2. To obviate the objections of infidels, respecting the apparent contradictions of Scripture, particularly in these books, we must observe that many people and places had different names; 3. And those who had the same were really distinct. 4. Frequently also grandchildren, and those who have been adopted, are mentioned as the immediate offspring. 5. Some mysterious numbers are specified, as fourteen in the genealogy of Christ, though the history allows more. 6. Odd numbers are sometimes neglected. 7. Often a part is put for the whole, or on the contrary; as Christ is said to have been dead three days, though he was only one whole day and part of two others: and in the reigns of different kings, in the same year, the different parts are assigned to each, as a whole year. 8. Sometimes two reigned together, as Joathan ruled while Ozias was still living, (4 Kings xv.) and so both reigns are sometimes counted, and, at other times, their respective years. 9. The interregnums are either omitted in calculations, or added to the years of the next ruler. 10. Only the years that a person governed well are sometimes noticed, as Saul is said to have reigned two years, (1 Kings xiii.) though his administration continued much longer. Some of these rules may be applied to most of the scriptural difficulties, as the spirit of God could not dictate any falsehood. At the same time we must be forced to acknowledge that the Scriptures are hard to be understood, 2 Peter 1:20., (Worthington) and 3:16.; and this may serve to exercise the genius, and to humble the pride of man. (Haydock)
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Calmet
Israel. The same remark had been made in Genesis 36:31. It is wonderful that the author of this work gives us no further information, when so many revolutions had since occurred. (Calmet)
Haydock
But he might content himself with repeating the words of Moses. (Haydock)
The eight kings here specified must have reigned each 50 years, which is not impossible. David conquered the country under Adad.
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Calmet
River. Euphrates is commonly so designated. See Genesis 10:11. (Calmet)
Du Hamel
Pagnin translates, "from the river Rohoboth." (Du Hamel)
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Abulensis
Mezaab. It is unusual for the Scripture to mark so particularly the genealogy of a woman. We might translate the Hebrew, "a native, or who was a native of Mezaab," which is probably the same with Dizahab, "abundance of gold," Deuteronomy 1:1. Mezaab signifies, "waters of gold," (Calmet) or "whose is gold," whence some infer that the woman was very rich, (Lyranus) or had discovered the art of drawing gold thread. (Abulensis)
Menochius
It is more probably a proper name. (Menochius)
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Haydock
Kings. Hebrew, "Adad also died, and the dukes of Edom were duke Thamna, etc. (Haydock)
Menochius
This, and the following names, designate the place of their residence. (Menochius)
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Concubine.... She was his lawful wife, but of an inferior degree.
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BECAVSE in diuers holie Scriptures, and especialy in these bookes of Paralipomenon, manie difficulties occurre concerning diuers persons, and places; as also Differences of names, numbers, & times, found in holie scriptures, make them hard to be vnderstood. differences of numbers, and times; in reconciling wherof the holie Fathers and Doctors haue much laboured, making sometimes large commentaries to satisfie them selues, and other diligent searchers of the truth, & to remoue the obloquies of detractors from the authoritie of holie Scripture, whose learned explications of such obscurities if we should cite, it would be ouer long, and contratie to our purpose of brief Annotations; here once for often, we wil present to the vulgar reader, certaine cleare and ordinarie rules, by which the learned Diuines do reconcile such apparent contradictions.
First, it is euident by sundrie examples, that manie persons, places, and some Diuers meanes to reconcile seming contradictions in holie scriptures. other thinges had diuers names, & so are sometimes called by one name, sometimes by an other. Secondly (which is more common) manie were called by the same names, and so must be distinguished by the differences of times, places, qualities, or other circumstances. Thirdly, in genealogies and other histories, children are not alwaies called the sonnes, or daughters of their natural 1. parentes, but sometimes of legal fathers; and sometimes also of those that 2. Luc. 3. adopted them for their children; and sometimes of their grandfathers, or 3. former progenitors. Fourthly, sometime for mysterie sake, an other number 4. is expressed, being true in the mystical sense, differing from the precise number according to the historie. As in the genealogie of Christ the Euangelist Mat. •. counteth thrise fourtene generations from Abraham to our Sauiour, differing from the historie of the old Testament. Fiftly; euen in the historie it 5. self, sometimes holie Scripture counteth only the greater numbers, ommitting 6. the lesser, and in some other addeth also the odde numbers. Sixtly, the Scriptures speake often by.tropes, as mentioning part for the whole, or the whole for the part; so by the figure Synechdoche, Christ is said to haue bene three dayes dead, that is, one whole day and part of other two. And some king liuing or reigning so manie yeares and part of an other, and his successour reigning the other part, ech part is countend to each of them for a whole yeare, and so a yeare is added, more then is in the precise number. Seuenthly, sometimes the 7 sonnes reigned together with their fathers, as Ioathan reigned his father Ozias yet liuing. 4. Reg. 15. & so both their reignes are sometimes counted, sometimes their seueral yeares, as euerie one reigned alone. Eightly. the times of vacances, 8. in the gouernment of the Iudges, reignes of kinges, and the like, are sometimes omitted in calculation, sometimes adioyned to the predecessor, or successor. Ninthly, sometimes the holy Scripture mentioneth the only time that 9. one liued or reigned wel. as it were blotting out the rest with obliuion. So Saul is sayd to haue reigned two yeares (1. Reg 13.) VVho wel and euil reigned much longer. Tenthly, by error in writing, wordes, names, and especially numbers 10. may easely. be changed, and can not easely be corrected. By these or other like meanes, al the holie Scriptures may be defended, though none ought to presume by his priuate spirit, to vnderstand and expound al Sciptures; which are Not priuate but publique spirit of the Church expounder of holie Scripture. hard not only by reason of their profound sense, surpassing mans natural capacitie, but also for that in outward apparence, sometimes there seeme to be contradictions, but in dede neither are, nor can be vttered by the Holie Ghost, the Spirit of truth, Inditer of the whole sacred Bible. And therfore we must relie 2. Pet. 1. v. 20. vpon Gods Spirit, speaking in his spouse the Church, commended vnto vs by those Scriptures, wherof we are sufficiently assured.
Adam had two other sonnes before Seth, but Cains race was vtterly extinguished by the flood, and Abel had no children.
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As before the right line of Adam to Noe so here from his sonne Sem to Abram.
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For mysterie sake God changed his name to Abraham. Gen. 17.
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The first ten chapters contain nothing but genealogies, because the Hebrews were exact in them, both for the distinction of the 12 tribes, and on account of Christ, so that it might be established that he was born of Abraham, David, and the tribe of Judah. But because these ten chapters have little use, and recount only the names of those who begat, I shall therefore dispatch them briefly. Note here that proper names of men and women in this book are often different and diverse from the names given to the same persons in Genesis and other books. The reason is that the Hebrews were polyonymous and had multiple names. As an example, the sons of Benjamin, Genesis chapter XLVI, verse 21, are named, "Bela, and Bechor, and Asbel, and Gera, and Naaman, and Echi, and Ros, and Mophim, and Ophim, and Ared:" but here in chapter VIII, verse 1, they are named "Bale, Asbel, Ahara, Nohaa, Rapha;" and the others are passed over: sometimes also the same name is inflected and pronounced differently with the change of one letter or another. Again, not all sons are recounted here, but rather the more celebrated and illustrious. 1. ADAM, SETH, ENOS, CAINAN, etc., — as if to say Adam begat Seth, Seth begat Enos, Enos begat Cainan, and thus consequently of the others which he subjoins; for the sake of brevity indeed he omits "begat," lest he be forced to repeat it in each instance; wherefore he assigns only the names of those who begat and those who were begotten. 5. NOE (understand begat) SEM, CHAM AND JAPHETH, — as was said Genesis chapter VI and following, where I have explained all these things.
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32. CETURA, CONCUBINE OF ABRAHAM. — Concubine is called here not a mistress, but a secondary wife, who was not the mother of the household: hence her sons did not succeed to the inheritance of the father.
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36. THAMNA, AMALEC. — Some think that Thamna is a genitive case, because Genesis chapter XXXVI, verse 12, it is said that Esau from Thamna a concubine begat Amalec. But another or a different Thamna is this, from the Thamna of Genesis; for that one was a concubine of Esau, but this one is his daughter or son, as is evident from the Hebrew and the Septuagint which have both Thamna and Amalec.
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38. SONS OF SEIR. — This Seir is different from Esau, who was likewise surnamed "Seir," that is, hairy, because he was hirsute: for that one was the son of Abraham and Isaac, and his sons are different from these Seir, recounted in verse 35. But this one was not from the descendants of Abraham and Isaac, but was of the Horrite nation, who occupied Idumea before Esau, whose genealogy is woven in Genesis XXXVI, 20. But in this place he is introduced only for this reason, that the lineage of Thamna might be known, from which Amalec was born.
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43. THESE (who follow) ARE THE KINGS WHO RULED IN THE LAND OF EDOM, — with scepter, diadem and royal power. Note: Just as the Hebrews first had judges as leaders from Joshua up to Saul, then kings from Saul up to Zedekiah and the Babylonian captivity, and after it again leaders from Zerubbabel up to the Maccabees; so also the Edomites first had leaders up to Bale, then kings from Bale up to the death of the second Hadad, then again leaders from Thamna up to Hiram, as is evident from verses 51 and 52.
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44. AND BALE THE FIRST KING OF EDOM DIED, AND JOBAB THE SON OF ZARE REIGNED IN HIS STEAD. — Therefore the kingdom was not hereditary, nor did the son succeed the father in it, but he who was more worthy. For Jobab, who was the son of Zare, not of Bale, succeeded Bale the first king of Idumaea. This "Jobab" is "Job" the mirror of patience, as I said in Genesis XXXVI, 31. Job therefore was the second king of Idumaea; his great-grandfather Esau had been only a leader of the same; for Esau begat Raguel, Raguel begat Zare, Zare begat Jobab, or Job.
Machine translation from the Latin, not reviewed.
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Enos (Hebrew Enōš = « humanity », « man »)
… In Gen. 4:26 - the Yahwistic document according to the critics - the genealogy of E., son of Seth, is outlined with the usual formula (cf. 1 Chron. 1:1). Of great interest for the history of religion is the statement according to which in the time of E. "men began to invoke the name of Yahweh."
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CAINAN. - 1. Heb. Qēnān, Gk. Καϊναν (-αμ), son of Enosh (Gen. 5:9; 1 Chron. 1:2), grandson of Seth, great-grandson of Adam, died at the age of 910 (Gen. 5:14), mentioned by St. Luke (3:37) in the genealogy of Christ.
Jared (Heb. Jeredh, in pausa Jāredh)
1. Antediluvian patriarch, of the line of Seth, son of Mahalalel and father of Enoch (Gen. 5:15-20; 1 Chron. 1:2; Luke 3:37).
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2. Descendant of Seth and son of Methuselah (Gen. 5:25-31; 1 Chron. 1:3; Luke 3:36 f.).
The religious inauguration of the reign with a sacrifice of 1000 victims at Gibeon, where the Mosaic tabernacle was then located (1 Par. 1, 3), showed the fundamentally theocratic conception that the new sovereign had of his authority, and his character, fond of solemn cultic manifestations. …
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… Hām, Vulgar Chām). - One of the three sons of Noah (Shem, C. and Japheth, Gen. 5:32; 6:10; 9:18; 1 Chron. 1:4) saved from the flood (Gen. 8:18) and from whom "the whole human race spread over all the earth" (ibid. 9:19). He had four sons (v. CAMITES). …
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GOMER. - 1. A people descended from Japheth according to the table of nations (Gen. 10:2; cf. 1 Chron. 1:5).
… Jāwān was a descendant of Japheth; the Septuagint (Ἰωάν) and the Vulgate (Iavan) transcribe his name in the genealogies (Gen. 10:2, 4; 1 Chron. 1:5, 7); elsewhere they translate it as Ἕλληνας and Graeci, or Ἑλλάς and Graecia. …
… Jāveān). - Hebrew transcription of the name of the "Ionians" (Ἰάφεθ) of Asia Minor (Gen. 10:2, 4; 1 Chron. 1:5 agg.; Isa. 66:19; Ezek. 27:13), like the Assyrian Jāveān, Jām(a)nu, the Sanskrit Javanā, the Persian Jaunā (cf. Aeschylus, Pers., 178, 563), the Coptic Wejenin. …
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Kittim (Kittijīm, in Jer. 2, 10)
In the manuscripts of 'Ajn Fešpah, the apocryphon known as the War of the Sons of Light against the Sons of Darkness designates the Seleucids and the Ptolemies as K. Under the influence of the Targum (Gen. 10:14; 1 Chron. 1:7), the Vulgate translates K. as "Italy" in the oracle of Balaam (Num. 24:24) and as "Romans" (Septuagint 'Ρομώος) in Dan. 11:30.
… there (Ier. 10, 9). Often in the Old Testament there is mention of "ships of T.", large ships used for long voyages (I Reg. 10, 22; 22, 49; Is. 2, 16; Ez. 27, 25; Ps. 48, 8). In the table of nations, T. appears among the sons of Javan (Gen. 10, 4; I Par. 1, 7): "Ionians" of Greece and Asia Minor. …
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Hevila (Hebrew: Ḥāwīlāh probably from ḥōl «sand»; Septuagint: Εὐαία)
HEVILA (Hebrew: Ḥāwīlāh probably from ḥōl «sand»; Septuagint: Εὐαία). - A region (v. EDEN) abounding in gold, aromatic gum and precious stones, where the river Phison flowed (Gen. 2:11). The name is recalled as that of a descendant of Chus the Hamite (Gen. 10:7; 1 Chron. 1:9) and of Joktan the Semite (Gen. 10:29; 1 Chron. 1:23), and in the formula "from H. as far as Sur" (Gen. 25:18; 1 Sam. 15:7).
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2. Lâdh, Lâdhîm (Lydia, Lydii; Isa. 66:19; Ezek. 27:10; 30:5; cf. Gen. 10:13; 1 Chron. 1:13): a region and population perhaps in North Africa.
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JEBUSITES. - Gentile name of an ancient clan (Heb. [ha]-Jēbhūti, always with the article, except in II Sam. 5:8; I Chron. 11:6; Zech. 9:7, and in the singular; Septuagint: ὁ Ἰεβουσαῖς), settled in Canaan (Gen. 10:16; I Chron. 1:14), always included, as a secondary group, in the northern list of the peoples that Israel was to conquer (Deut. 7:1; 20:17; cf. Gen. 15:21; Ex. 3:8, 17, etc.). …
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… In the corresponding passage of Gen. 10:24; 11:12 (cf. 1 Chron. 1:18) he is named in the Septuagint, but not in the Hebrew (and the Vulgate), in which the line of descent passes directly from Arphaxad to Salah.
… Grandson of Arphaxad, son of Shem, forefather of Abram hā-'ibhrī (Gen. 14:13): Gen. 10:21, 24f.; 11:14-17; 1 Chron. 1:18f., 25. Also the head of a priestly family, in the time of Jehoiakim (Neh. 13:20); one of the tribe of Gad (1 Chron. 5:13, 5-6); two of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chron. 8:12, 22). The …
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Hevila (Hebrew: Ḥāwīlāh probably from ḥōl «sand»; Septuagint: Εὐαία)
… Εὐαία). - A region (v. EDEN) abounding in gold, aromatic gum and precious stones, where the river Phison flowed (Gen. 2:11). The name is recalled as that of a descendant of Chus the Hamite (Gen. 10:7; 1 Chron. 1:9) and of Joktan the Semite (Gen. 10:29; 1 Chron. 1:23), and in the formula "from H. as far as Sur" (Gen. 25:18; 1 Sam. 15:7).
1. A Semite, thirteenth and last son of Joktan (Gen. 10:29; 1 Chron. 1:23). Ancestor of an Arab tribe, in Yemen (E. Glaser, see bibliography); others identify it with the Ḥaḏāpīrān of Ptolemy (VI, 7, 24).
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… other sons and daughters, and then, for the antediluvians, death, with the exception of Enoch (v.) who "walked with God and was no more, because God took him"; Luke 3:34-36 enumerates the Sethite and Shemite P. among the ancestors of Christ (cf. also 1 Chron. 1:24-27). Of the Cainites, on the other hand, very important notices are given: Cain builds a city calling it Enoch (Iabushh = "to build") after the name of his son (a passage from nomadic …
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SARUG (Heb. Šērāgh). - A descendant of Shem, presented as the son of Reu and the father of Nahor; he would therefore have been the great-grandfather of Abraham (Gen. 11:20-23; 1 Chron. 1:26). He is also remembered in the genealogy of Jesus found in Luke 3:35.
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Cedar (Hebrew Qēdhār = "Bronzed by the Sun")
The Cedarenes are named together with the Nabateans (Gen. 25:13; 1 Chron. 1:29; Isa. 60:7). In the prophetic books the bēnē-Qédhār are the principal representatives of the Arab nomads dwelling in the desert east of the Jordan. …
Nabataeans (Greek: Nāḥāṭaṭṭo; Latin: Nabataei)
… Iud., 1, 12, 4) and St. Jerome (Quaest. in Gen., 25, 12; PL 23, 977) trace their descent from the Ishmaelite tribe of Nabaioth (Gen. 25, 13; 28, 9; 36, 3; I Par. 1, 29). The Nabātu, associated with Qidri in the Assyrian inscriptions and whom Ashurbanipal drove back into the Naḡd, may be the ancient ancestors of the N. of the Hellenistic and Roman period. …
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Lamuel (Heb. Lēmū'ēl and Lēmō'ēl; Septuagint: Ὑπὸ Θεοῦ = Lēmō'ēl)
… Massa lies between the Jordan and the Arabian desert; inhabited by Ishmaelites (Gen. 25:14; 1 Chron. 1:30); colonized from the time of Hezekiah by Israelites of the tribe of Simeon (1 Chron. 4:41 ff.). …
… Tēma'; Gr. Θαψάν). - Name of an Ishmaelite tribe (Gen. 25:15; 1 Chron. 1:30) and of the district they inhabited, in northern Arabia, on the borders of the Syrian desert and west of the Gulf of Aqaba (Isa. 21:14; Jer. 25:23).
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… father-in-law, of the judge Othniel, to whom he had given his daughter Achsah as a reward for the capture of Kiriath-sepher (Judg. 1:12, 13; 3:9). Through his father Jephunneh, C. was linked (Num. 32:12 and Josh. 14:6, 14) to Kenaz, who from Gen. 36:11 and I Chron. 1:36, 53 is placed among the sons of Esau-Edom. …
Theman (Heb. Tēmān, Gr. Θαψάν)
… Tēmān, Gr. Θαψάν). - Name of the most famous Edomite tribe, descended from Eliphaz, grandson of Esau (Gen. 36:11, 15, 42; 1 Chron. 1:36, 53), as well as of the district they inhabited (Gen. 36:34; 1 Chron. 1:45) in the territory of Edom.
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Semma (Heb. Šammā' or Šammāh; Vulgate Semma or Semmaa)
4. A descendant of Esau (Gen. 36:13; I Chron. 1:37).
2. Grandson of Esau and son of Reuel (Gen. 36, 13, 17; I Chron. 1, 37). 3. Son of Judah, who went down to Egypt with Jacob (Gen. 38, 39; 46, 12; I Chron. 2, 4; Jude. 7, 17, 24). 4. Son of the patriarch Simeon (Num. 26, 13; I Chron. 4, 24). 5. Levite, …
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… Bošrah) in Arabia Petraea (Gen. 36:33; 1 Chron. 1:44; Amos 1:12), perhaps the present-day el-Bušejreh, south-southeast of the Dead Sea. It sometimes stands for Edom (Jer. 49:13, 22; cf. Isa. 34:6; 63:1), of which it also takes on the …
2. King of Edom, at Bozrah (Gen. 36:33 ff.; 1 Chron. 1:44 ff.). …
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Theman (Heb. Tēmān, Gr. Θαψάν)
… Tēmān, Gr. Θαψάν). - Name of the most famous Edomite tribe, descended from Eliphaz, grandson of Esau (Gen. 36:11, 15, 42; 1 Chron. 1:36, 53), as well as of the district they inhabited (Gen. 36:34; 1 Chron. 1:45) in the territory of Edom.
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Ela (Heb. 'Elâh = "Oak", "Terebinth")
ELA (Heb. 'Elâh = "Oak", "Terebinth"). - Name of several figures of the Old Testament, among them a king of Israel killed after two years by the rebel Zimri (1 Kings 16:8-14) and an Edomite prince (Gen. 36:41; 1 Chron. 1:52).
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · Vulgata Clementina · original Douay-Rheims (Douay 1609-10), transcription by EEBO-TCP (CC0) · La Sacra Bibbia, tradotta dalla Volgata da Antonio Martini (1769-1781) (LaParola (laparola.net), Martini OSIS text, Public domain (LaParola's electronic edition marks it 'Dominio pubblico')). Public domain.