Genesis 36:15
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These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau: duke Theman, duke Omar, duke Sepho, duke Cenez,

First aristocracy of dukes, from A.

2429, to A.M. cir.

2471; from B.C. cir.

1575, to B.C. cir.

1533

dukes.

Genesis 36:18 And these the sons of Oolibama, the wife of Esau: duke Jehus, duke Ihelon, duke Core. These are the dukes of Oolibama, the daughter of Ana, and wife of Esau.

1 Chronicles 1:35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Rahuel, Jehus, Ihelom, and Core.

Eliphaz.

Job 21:8 Their seed continueth before them, a multitude of kinsmen, and of children's children in their sight.

Psalm 37:35 I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus.

duke Teman.

Genesis 36:4,11,12 And Ada bore Eliphaz: Basemath bore Rahuel. . . .

1 Chronicles 1:36,45,51-54 The sons of Eliphaz: Theman, Omar, Sephi, Gathan, Cenez, and by Thamna, Amalec. . . .

Job 2:11 Now when Job's three friends heard all the evil that had befallen him, they came every one from his own place, Eliphaz, the Themanite, and Baldad, the Suhite, and Sophar, the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment to come together and visit him, and comfort him.

Job 4:1 Then Eliphaz, the Themanite, answered, and said:

Jeremiah 49:7,20 Against Edom. Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Is wisdom no more in Theman? counsel is perished from her children: their wisdom is become unprofitable. . . .

Ezekiel 25:13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: I will stretch forth my hand upon Edom, and will take away out of it man and beast, and will make it desolate from the south: and they that are in Dedan shall fall by the sword.

Amos 1:12 I will send a fire into Theman: and it shall devour the houses of Bosra.

Obadiah 1:9 Shall not I in that day, saith the Lord, destroy the wise out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?

Habakkuk 3:3 God will come from the south, and the holy one from mount Pharan: His glory covered the heavens, and the earth is full of his praise.

Context
The Chiefs of Edom
15These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau: duke Theman, duke Omar, duke Sepho, duke Cenez,16Duke Core, duke Gatham, duke Amalech: these are the sons of Eliphaz, in the land of Edom, and these the sons of Ada.…
Cross References
Genesis 36:11
And Eliphaz had sons: Theman, Omar, Sepho, and Gatham and Cenez.

Genesis 36:14
And these were the sons of Oolibama, the daughter of Ana, the daughter of Sebeon, the wife of Esau, whom she bore to him, Jehus, and Ihelon, and Core.

Genesis 36:16
Duke Core, duke Gatham, duke Amalech: these are the sons of Eliphaz, in the land of Edom, and these the sons of Ada.

Exodus 15:15
Then were the princes of Edom troubled, trembling seized on the stout men of Moab: all the inhabitants of Chanaan became stiff.

Jeremiah 49:7
Against Edom. Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Is wisdom no more in Theman? counsel is perished from her children: their wisdom is become unprofitable.

Lexicon
These
אֵ֖לֶּה (’êl·leh)
Pronoun - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 428: These, those

are the chiefs
אַלּוּפֵ֣י (’al·lū·p̄ê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 441: Familiar, a friend, gentle, a bullock, a chieftain

among the sons
בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of Esau:
עֵשָׂ֑ו (‘ê·śāw)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6215: Esau -- oldest son of Isaac

the sons
בְּנֵ֤י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of Eliphaz,
אֱלִיפַז֙ (’ĕ·lî·p̄az)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 464: Eliphaz -- 'God is fine gold', a son of Esau, also a friend of Job

the firstborn
בְּכ֣וֹר (bə·ḵō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1060: Firstborn, chief

of Esau [are]
עֵשָׂ֔ו (‘ê·śāw)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6215: Esau -- oldest son of Isaac

Chiefs
אַלּ֤וּף (’al·lūp̄)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 441: Familiar, a friend, gentle, a bullock, a chieftain

Teman,
תֵּימָן֙ (tê·mān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8487: Teman -- a northern district of Edom, also an Edomite chief

Omar,
אוֹמָ֔ר (’ō·w·mār)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 201: Omar -- a grandson of Esau

Zepho,
צְפ֖וֹ (ṣə·p̄ōw)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6825: Zepho -- perhaps 'gazing', an Edomite

Kenaz,
קְנַֽז׃ (qə·naz)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7073: Kenaz -- an Edomite, also two Israelites


Additional Translations
These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau are Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,

These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the first-born of Esau: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,

These are the chiefs of the son of Esau, even the sons of Eliphas, the first-born of Esau; chief Thaeman, chief Omar, chief Sophar, chief Kenez,

These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,

These are the dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,

These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the first-born son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,

These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,

These are chiefs of the sons of Esau: sons of Eliphaz, first-born of Esau: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,
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