represent a different tradition from 2634 289; and that in 2-5a a clumsy
and half-hearted attempt has been made to establish some points
of contact between them. If we accept the (
Hebrew characters) of [E], etc., in 2634, the
two traditions agree in the main ethnological point, that the Edomite
people was composed of Ḥittite (? Canaanite), Ḥivvite (? Ḥorite), and
Ishmaelite elements.
On the Names.—(a) (Hebrew characters) is the name of one of Lamech's wives: see
on 419.—(b) (Hebrew characters) ((Greek characters), (Greek characters), etc.). Somewhat similar compounds
with (Hebrew characters) are found in Phœnician ((Hebrew characters), (Hebrew characters)) and Sab.
((Hebrew characters), (Hebrew characters)) as well as in Heb. ((Hebrew characters), Ex. 316; [Hebrew : **], Ezk. 234ff.)
(see Gray, HPN, 2461). The first component is presumably Ar. and
Sab. 'ahl, 'family'; the second ought by analogy to be a divine name,
though none such is known. It is philologically probable that names
of this type were originally clan-names; and (Hebrew characters) is taken from the old
list of Ḥorite clans (v.25, cf. 41).—(c) (Hebrew characters) (for which [E] always reads
(Hebrew characters), 289), if from [root] (Hebrew characters), 'smell sweetly,' is likely to have been a
favourite woman's name, but recurs only 1 Ki. 415 of a daughter of
Solomon. On (Hebrew characters) and (Hebrew characters), see on v.20: the obvious connexion with
that v. makes it practically certain that (Hebrew characters) in v.2 is a mistake for (Hebrew characters).—On
the sons, see below.—It is pointed out by Ho. (187) that both in
9-14 and 15-19 the 'Oholibamah branch holds a somewhat exceptional
position. This may mean that it represents hybrid clans, whereas the
other two are of pure Edomite stock: that it is a later insertion in the
lists s ess likely.
6-8. Esau's migration to Se'ir.—6. Cf. 125 (3423).—and his daughters] None are mentioned in 2-5.—to the land of Sĕ'îr] So we must read with S.—7. The motive for the
separation is the same as that which led to the parting of
Abraham and Lot (136a), implying that Esau had lived at
Hebron after Jacob's return; contrast J, 324 3314. 16.—8. the mountain of Sĕ'îr] the mountainous country E of the Arabah,
the southern part of which is now called eš-Šera' and the
northern Ǧebāl (Buhl, Edom. 28 ff.). The land Se'ir includes
the whole Edomite territory as far W as Ḳadesh (Nu. 2016).
See on 146 2739f., and below on v.20.
9-14. The genealogy of Esau.—9, 10. For the double
heading (Hebrew characters) followed by (Hebrew characters), cf. 2512f.—Esau the father of Edom] see footnote on v.1. It is strange that
except in these glosses Edom is never the eponymus of the
135 839 2310f., 2 Ch. 1119[dagger].—6. (Hebrew characters) gives no sense, and to insert (Hebrew characters)
(TOJV) is inadmissible without a change of text. [E]G (Hebrew characters) is possible;
but it is simplest to follow S (Hebrew characters).—(Hebrew characters)] 'on account of,'
as 613 274 etc.
