Genesis 2:12

2:12 (The gold of that land is pure; ¹  pearls ²  and lapis lazuli ³  are also there).

Genesis 13:5

13:5 Now Lot, who was traveling ⁴  with Abram, also had ⁵  flocks, herds, and tents.

Genesis 22:20

22:20 After these things Abraham was told, “Milcah ⁶  also has borne children to your brother Nahor –

Genesis 22:24

22:24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore him children – Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

Genesis 31:20

31:20 Jacob also deceived ⁷  Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was leaving. ⁸ 

Genesis 36:1

The Descendants of Esau

36:1 What follows is the account of Esau (also known as Edom). ⁹ 

Genesis 36:8

36:8 So Esau (also known as Edom) lived in the hill country of Seir. ¹⁰ 

Genesis 36:19

36:19 These were the sons of Esau (also known as Edom), and these were their chiefs.

Genesis 50:9

50:9 Chariots and horsemen also went up with him, so it was a very large entourage. ¹¹ 

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¹ tn Heb “good.”

² tn The Hebrew term translated “pearls” may be a reference to resin (cf. NIV “aromatic resin”) or another precious stone (cf. NEB, NASB, NRSV “bdellium”).

³ tn Or “onyx.”

⁴ tn Heb “was going.”

⁵ tn The Hebrew idiom is “to Lot…there was,” the preposition here expressing possession.

⁶ tn In the Hebrew text the sentence begins with הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) which draws attention to the statement.

⁷ tn Heb “stole the heart of,” an expression which apparently means “to deceive.” The repetition of the verb “to steal” shows that Jacob and Rachel are kindred spirits. Any thought that Laban would have resigned himself to their departure was now out of the question.

⁸ tn Heb “fleeing,” which reflects Jacob’s viewpoint.

⁹ sn Chapter 36 records what became of Esau. It will list both his actual descendants as well as the people he subsumed under his tribal leadership, people who were aboriginal Edomites. The chapter is long and complicated (see further J. R. Bartlett, “The Edomite King-List of Genesis 36:31-39 and 1 Chronicles 1:43-50,” JTS 16 [1965]: 301-14; and W. J. Horowitz, “Were There Twelve Horite Tribes?” CBQ 35 [1973]: 69-71). In the format of the Book of Genesis, the line of Esau is “tidied up” before the account of Jacob is traced (37:2). As such the arrangement makes a strong contrast with Jacob. As F. Delitzsch says, “secular greatness in general grows up far more rapidly than spiritual greatness” (New Commentary on Genesis, 2:238). In other words, the progress of the world far out distances the progress of the righteous who are waiting for the promise.

¹⁰ tn Traditionally “Mount Seir,” but in this case the expression בְּהַר שֵׂעִיר (bÿhar se’ir) refers to the hill country or highlands of Seir.

¹¹ tn Heb “camp.”