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Ge 36:1-43.
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英語原文
Ge 36:1-43.
POSTERITY OF ESAU.
1. these are the generations--history of the leading men and events (compare
Ge 2:4).
Esau who is Edom--A name applied to him in reference to the peculiar color of his skin at birth
[Ge 25:25],
rendered more significant by his inordinate craving for the red pottage
[Ge 25:30],
and also by the fierce sanguinary character of his descendants (compare
Eze 25:12; Ob 10).
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2, 3. 以掃娶迦南的女子為妻——共有三個，在不同名字之下提及；因為顯然巴實抹就是瑪哈拉
(Ge 28:9)，
因為二人都是以實瑪利的女兒、尼拜約的妹妹；因此可推斷亞大就是猶滴，阿何利巴瑪就是布斯末
(Ge 26:34)。
在那早期，女子有兩個名字並非罕見，正如撒萊又名亦迦
[Ge 11:29]；
在以掃的妻子們身上，這尤其可能，因她們從迦南遷往西珥山定居時，當然要另取新名。
英語原文
2, 3. Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan--There were three, mentioned under different names; for it is evident that Bashemath is the same as Mahalath
(Ge 28:9),
since they both stand in the relation of daughter to Ishmael and sister to Nebajoth; and hence it may be inferred that Adah is the same as Judith, Aholibamah as Bathsemath
(Ge 26:34).
It was not unusual for women, in that early age, to have two names, as Sarai was also Iscah
[Ge 11:29];
and this is the more probable in the case of Esau's wives, who of course would have to take new names when they went from Canaan to settle in mount Seir.
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6, 7. 以掃……離開他兄弟雅各往別處去——字面作「一個國」，沒有任何確定的定居前景。這段以掃和他家族的歷史概要，其目的是要顯明那應許
(Ge 27:39, 40)
是怎樣應驗的。在屬世的興盛上，他遠超他的兄弟；值得注意的是，在神那統管萬有的護理中，他屬世財物的大量增加，正是他離開迦南、從而為雅各的歸回讓路的原因。
英語原文
6, 7. Esau . . . went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob--literally, "a country," without any certain prospect of a settlement. The design of this historical sketch of Esau and his family is to show how the promise
(Ge 27:39, 40)
was fulfilled. In temporal prosperity he far exceeds his brother; and it is remarkable that, in the overruling providence of God, the vast increase of his worldly substance was the occasion of his leaving Canaan and thus making way for the return of Jacob.
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8. 於是以掃住在西珥山裏——這是神所指定作他產業之地
(Jos 24:4； De 2:5)。
英語原文
8. Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir--This was divinely assigned as his possession
(Jos 24:4; De 2:5).
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15-19. 族長——以東人像以色列人一樣分為支派，這些支派取了他兒子們的名字。每個支派的首領用一個詞來稱呼，在我們的譯本中譯作「族長」——不是英國貴族那種高位和財富，而是像現代東方的首領或埃米爾，或高地部族的酋長。這裏提到十四位同時代的首領。
英語原文
15-19. dukes--The Edomites, like the Israelites, were divided into tribes, which took their names from his sons. The head of each tribe was called by a term which in our version is rendered "duke"--not of the high rank and wealth of a British peer, but like the sheiks or emirs of the modern East, or the chieftains of highland clans. Fourteen are mentioned who flourished contemporaneously.
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20-30. 西珥的子孫，就是何利人——本地的首領，他們與以東族的首領合併在一起。
英語原文
20-30. Sons of Seir, the Horite--native dukes, who were incorporated with those of the Edomite race.
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24. 這就是在曠野找到驢駒的亞拿——「驢駒」一詞，在好幾種古譯本中譯作「水泉」；而在漂泊或遊牧的民中間，發現某個顯著的泉水已足夠使他獲得這樣特別的記述。
英語原文
24. This was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness--The word "mules" is, in several ancient versions, rendered "water springs"; and this discovery of some remarkable fountain was sufficient, among a wandering or pastoral people, to entitle him to such a distinguishing notice.
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31-39. 以東諸王——王權並非建立在諸公國廢墟之上，而是與之同時並存。
英語原文
31-39. kings of Edom--The royal power was not built on the ruins of the dukedoms, but existed at the same time.
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40-43. 按照他們的居所對諸族長的重新列述。
英語原文
40-43. Recapitulation of the dukes according to their residences.
Ge 36:1-43.
以掃的後裔。
1. 以掃的後代——即重要人物和事件的歷史（參
Ge 2:4）。
以掃就是以東——這名字是用來指他，因他出生時皮膚特殊的紅色
[Ge 25:25]，
因他貪戀紅豆湯而更顯意味深長
[Ge 25:30]，
也因他後裔兇殘嗜血的性格（參
結 25:12； 俄 10）。