SEV Biblia, Chapter 36:15
Estos son los duques de los hijos de Esaú. Los hijos de Elifaz, primogénito de Esaú: el duque Temán, el duque Omar, el duque Zefo, el duque Cenaz,
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Genesis 36:15
Verse 15. Dukes of the sons of Esau] The word duke comes from the Latin dux, a captain or leader. The Hebrew pwla alluph has the same signification; and as it is also the term for a thousand, which is a grand capital or leading number, probably the ypwla alluphey or dukes had this name from being leaders of or captains over a company of one thousand men; just as those among the Greeks called chiliarchs, which signifies the same; and as the Romans called those centurions who were captains over one hundred men, from the Latin word centum, which signifies a hundred The ducal government was that which prevailed first among the Idumeans, or descendants of Esau. Here fourteen dukes are reckoned to Esau, seven that came of his wife, Adah, four of Bashemath, and three of Aholibamah.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Esau and his descendants. --The registers in this chapter show the faithfulness of God to his promise to Abraham. Esau is here called Edom, that name which kept u the remembrance of his selling his birth-right for a mess of pottage Esau continued the same profane despiser of heavenly things. In outwar prosperity and honour, the children of the covenant are often behind and those that are out of the covenant get the start. We may suppose in a trial to the faith of God's Israel, to hear of the pomp and power of the kings of Edom, while they were bond-slaves in Egypt; but those tha look for great things from God, must be content to wait for them; God' time is the best time. Mount Seir is called the land of their possession. Canaan was at this time only the land of promise. Seir wa in the possession of the Edomites. The children of this world have their all in hand, and nothing in hope, Lu 16:25; while the children of God have their all in hope, and next to nothing in hand. But, all things considered, it is beyond compare better to have Canaan in promise, than mount Seir in possession __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
אלה 428 אלופי 441 בני 1121 עשׂו 6215 בני 1121 אליפז 464 בכור 1060 עשׂו 6215 אלוף 441 תימן 8487 אלוף 441 אומר 201 אלוף 441 צפו 6825 אלוף 441 קנז׃ 7073
