Genesis 2:13

2:13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it runs through 1  the entire land of Cush. 2 

Genesis 22:24

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

Genesis 28:19

28:19 He called that place Bethel, 3  although the former name of the town was Luz.

Genesis 30:28

30:28 He added, “Just name your wages – I’ll pay whatever you want.” 4 

Genesis 32:27

32:27 The man asked him, 5  “What is your name?” 6  He answered, “Jacob.”

Genesis 36:32

36:32 Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah.

Genesis 38:6

38:6 Judah acquired 7  a wife for Er his firstborn; her name was Tamar.

1 tn Heb “it is that which goes around.”

2 sn Cush. In the Bible the Hebrew word כּוּשׁ (kush, “Kush”) often refers to Ethiopia (so KJV, CEV), but here it must refer to a region in Mesopotamia, the area of the later Cassite dynasty of Babylon. See Gen 10:8 as well as E. A. Speiser, Genesis (AB), 20.

3 tn The name Bethel means “house of God” in Hebrew (see v. 17).

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4 tn Heb “set your wage for me so I may give [it].”

5 tn Heb “and he said to him.” The referent of the pronoun “he” (the man who wrestled with Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

6 sn What is your name? The question is rhetorical, since the Lord obviously knew Jacob’s identity. But since the Lord is going to change Jacob’s name, this question is designed to bring focus Jacob’s attention on all that his name had come to signify.

7 tn Heb “and Judah took.”