Genesis — Chapter 36

The generations of Efau.] As before Moyfes described the genealogies of Cain, of Iapheth, and Cham, of Nachor, of Ifmael, and other sonnes of Abraham; so here he recordeth another collateral progenie of Esau: the difference and distinction of them and the selected people of God might be more conspicuous, because contraries opposed are seen more clearly. And so the Churches succession and perpetual light, compared with the interrupted and obscure companies, shineth the brighter. For albeit in those other generations there might be manie faithful and iust persons among the infidels and wicked, and of some we are assured (as of Lot and Iob) yet faith and religion decayed, and was extinguished in their carnal children, and only continued in the right line from Adam to Iacob, whose twelue sonnes were fathers and beginners of twelue Tribes, and in them the same true Religion was stil conserued and publikly professed, as in the onlie knowne visible Church, til the comming of Christ, as S. Augustin cleerly sheweth in his excellent worke of the Citie of God, especially in the 15. and 16. bookes, in manie chapters.

of Elon of the fame place, and here the fame two wiues are aamed Ada the daughter of Elon the Hetheite , and Oolibama the daughter of Sebeon the Heueite., Which neither agrec innaimes nor countrie, Againehis third wife Ifinacls daughter y here named Bafemath, in 28, chap. v. 9, is called Mahelcth. For reconciliation of which and other like dificulties , or feeming contradictions , albeit learned expofitors fay , that either thee perfons had diuers names, or one was true and natural father, another legal, or adoptiue, for there were fuch alfo before the law of Moyfes , as appeareth in the hiftorie of Thamar:yet it were hard to giue adcterminatce folution of this dificultie. Which exainple, with manie others (by vs omitted in thefe bricfe annotations ) conuince the Proteftants prefwmptueus crrour , holding that Scriptures are eafie to be vnderitood,

he dwelled there, when his brother Lacob came from Mefopotamia, chap, zn.v.3,Which S, Auguitin (q 2@9.1n Gen. ) folucth faying : Efau firftdwelt in Seir after he was difappointed of his fathers bleiling, but dwelt againe with his father aftcr Tacobsreturne from Mefopotamua,and now went to Seir againe after his fathers death. Q 3 CHAP. By comparifon vf interrupted companies the continual fuc- cefhon of the Church ts more glorious, One place of Scripture {ee- meth contrarie to another but isnot. Holy Scriptu- res not cafie tro be vnderftood q Efaus laft par- ting fré Iacob. The fenenth art of this booke, How Iofeph was fold into (Egypt, and there aduaced,' (a) Thefe {things folow- ing hapned-9 Tacob, in his generations, that isin his children, See S. Chrifcf. he,rs.inGen, ; (6} That for il life they were infamous, the Rebrew word dibs fignifieth jinfamie, The Epiftle on friday, inthe fecand weeke of Lene, (ce) Brothers ' cafily enuie each other: but: the parents are glad of their childrens ad= Uanceinent. (4)So Chrift, & al good Pa- ftours, . he had begotten him“ in his old age:and he made him a coate of diuers 108 GENESIS, Iofeph.

and Ana, 21, and Difon , and Efer , and Difan. Thefe are Dukes of the Horreite , in the Land of Edom. 22. And Loran had fonnes : Hori and Heman. And the fifter of Lotan was Themna. 23. And thefe were the fonnes of Sobal : Aluan and Manahat , aud Ebal , and Sepho, and Onam, 24. the fcnnes of Scir. -And thefe were the fonnes of Sebeon: ‘Aia and Ana. Thisis Ana that found the hot waters in the wildernes, when he fed the affes of Sebeon his father: 25. and he hada fonne Difon, and a daughter Oolibama.

Thefe alfo were the founes of Efer : Balaan, and Zauan, and Acan. 28. And Difan had fonnes ; Hus , and Aram,

Duke Difon, Duke Efer , Duke Difan. thefe were Dukes of the Horrcites that ruled i in the and Seir. .1, And the Kings that ruled inthe land of Edom , before that the children of Ifraelhada King , were thefe: 32. Bela the fonne of Beor , and the name of his citie Denaba, 33. And Bela died , and (b) Iobab the fonne of Zara of Bofrarcigned in his ftead. 34. And when Iobab was dead, Hufam of the land of the Themans reigned in his ftead. 35. He alfo being dead , there reigned 1n his ftead Adad the fonne of Badad, that ftruck Madian i in the countrie of Moab: and the name of his citie was Auith, 36, And when Adad was dead, there rciened for him Scmla of ° Matreca, 37 -He alfo being dead , Saul of theriuer Rohoboth , reigned in his ftead. 32, And w hen he alfo was dead , Balanan the fonne of Achobor fucceeded into the Kingdome, 39. This men alfo being dead Adar reigned in his place , and the name of his citie was Phau : and his wife was called Mectabel , the daughter of Matred , daughter of Mc- zaab, 4o. Thefe therfore be the names of the Dukes of “Efau in their kindreds , and places , and callings : Duke Thamna , Duke Alua, Duke letheth , 41. Duke Oolibama , Duke Ela > Duke Phinon , 42. Duke Cenez , Duke ‘Theman, Duke Mabfer , 4:. Duke Magdiel , Duke Hiram : thefe are the Dukes of Edom dwelling i inthe land of their Empire , the fame is Efau the father of the Idumeans, ANN O-!