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Ge 36:1-43.
英文原文
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. 以扫娶迦南的女子为妻——共有三个，名字各有不同；显然巴实抹就是玛哈拉
(Ge 28:9)，
因为她们都是指以实玛利的女儿、尼拜约的妹子；由此可推，亚大就是犹滴，阿何利巴玛就是巴实抹
(Ge 26:34)。
在那个早期，女子有两个名字并不罕见，正如撒莱又名亦迦
[Ge 11:29]；
这在以扫的妻子身上更属可能，因她们从迦南迁居西珥山时，当然要改取新名。
英文原文
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. 以扫……往别处去，离了他兄弟雅各——直译“往一地去”，毫无确定的定居前景。这段关于以扫及其家族的历史素描，其用意在于表明应许
(Ge 27:39, 40)
如何应验。在属世的兴旺上他远胜他的兄弟；值得注意的是，在神掌管的护理中，他属世财物的大增，正是他离开迦南、从而为雅各回来让路的原因。
英文原文
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. 于是以扫住在西珥山里——这是神所指定作为他产业的
(Jos 24:4； De 2:5)。
英文原文
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. 族长——以东人像以色列人一样，分为各支派，其名取自以扫的众子。每支派的首领在中文译本中称为“族长”——其高位和财富不及英国的贵族，而像现代东方的酋长或王公，或像苏格兰高地的族长。所提十四位是同时代显赫的人物。
英文原文
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. 何利人西珥的子孙——即本地的族长，他们与以东族的人合而为一。
英文原文
20-30. Sons of Seir, the Horite--native dukes, who were incorporated with those of the Edomite race.
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24. 这就是那在旷野发现骡子的亚拿——"骡子"一词在几种古译本中译作"水泉"；而在游牧或畜牧的民族中，发现一处显著的泉水已足以使他得到这样特别的记载。
英文原文
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. 以东诸王——王权并不是建立在族长制废墟之上，而是与之并存。
英文原文
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. 按各住所重述诸族长。
英文原文
40-43. Recapitulation of the dukes according to their residences.
Ge 36:1-43.
以扫的后裔。
1. 这是以扫的后代——即主要人物与事件的记述（参
Ge 2:4）。
以扫就是以东——这个名字是因他出生时皮肤特有的颜色而加于他的
[Ge 25:25]，
又因他对那红豆汤的过分贪求而更为显著
[Ge 25:30]，
也因他后裔凶残嗜血的性格而更显意味（参
Eze 25:12； Ob 10）。