King James Version
What Does Genesis 36:37 Mean?
“And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.”
Context
35
And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
36
And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
37
And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.
38
And Saul died, and Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
39
And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. Hadar, Pau: or, Hadad, Pai: after his death was an Aristocracy
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(37) **Rehoboth by the river.**—Heb., *Rehoboth hannahar, *Rehoboth-of-the-river, so called, perhaps, to distinguish it from Rehoboth-ir (Genesis 10:11). If the river is the Euphrates, this city was not on Edomite ground, and Saul probably reigned in Idumea by right of conquest.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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