Genesis 36:23
New International Version
The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

New Living Translation
The descendants of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

English Standard Version
These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

Berean Standard Bible
These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

King James Bible
And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

New King James Version
These were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

New American Standard Bible
And these are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

NASB 1995
These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan and Manahath and Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

NASB 1977
And these are the sons of Shobal: Alvan and Manahath and Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

Legacy Standard Bible
These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan and Manahath and Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

Amplified Bible
The sons of Shobal are these: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

Christian Standard Bible
These are Shobal’s sons: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
These are Shobal’s sons: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

American Standard Version
And these are the children of Shobal: Alvan and Manahath and Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

Contemporary English Version
Shobal's sons were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

English Revised Version
And these are the children of Shobal; Alvan and Manahath and Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
These were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

Good News Translation
Shobal was the ancestor of the clans of Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

International Standard Version
Shobal's children were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

Majority Standard Bible
These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

NET Bible
These were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

New Heart English Bible
These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

World English Bible
These are the children of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And these [are] sons of Shobal: Alvan and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

Young's Literal Translation
And these are sons of Shobal: Alvan and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

Smith's Literal Translation
And these the sons of Shobal: Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho and Onam.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And these the sons of Sobal: Alvan and Manahat, and Ebal, and Sepho, and Oman.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And these are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, and Shepho, and Onam.

New American Bible
These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Mahanath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

New Revised Standard Version
These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shapar, and Oiam.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And these are the sons of Shubal: Ulan and Mankhath and Ubal and Shaphar and Uyam.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And these are the children of Shobal: Alvan and Manahath and Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And these are the sons of Sobal; Golam, and Manachath, and Gaebel, and Sophar, and Omar.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Chiefs of Edom
22The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Timna was Lotan’s sister. 23These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. 24These are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. (This is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness as he was pasturing the donkeys of his father Zibeon.)…

Cross References
1 Chronicles 1:40
The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

Genesis 25:13-16
These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, / Mishma, Dumah, Massa, / Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. ...

Genesis 28:9
Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.

Genesis 36:1-2
This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom). / Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

Genesis 36:9-14
This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the area of Mount Seir. / These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel son of Esau’s wife Basemath. / The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. ...

Genesis 36:31-43
These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: / Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah. / When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place. ...

Exodus 15:15
Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,

Numbers 20:14-21
From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us, / how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers, / and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. ...

Deuteronomy 2:4-5
and command the people: ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful. / Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.

Deuteronomy 23:7-8
Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land. / The third generation of children born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD.

Joshua 24:4
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

1 Samuel 14:47
After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.

1 Kings 11:14-17
Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom. / Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom. / Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom. ...

2 Kings 8:20-22
In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king. / So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. His troops, however, fled to their homes. / So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time.

Obadiah 1:6-9
But how Esau will be pillaged, his hidden treasures sought out! / All the men allied with you will drive you to the border; the men at peace with you will deceive and overpower you. Those who eat your bread will set a trap for you without your awareness of it. / In that day, declares the LORD, will I not destroy the wise men of Edom and the men of understanding in the mountains of Esau? ...


Treasury of Scripture

And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

Alvan.

1 Chronicles 1:40
The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.

Alian.

1 Chronicles 1:40
The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.

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Genesis 36
1. Esau's three wives.
6. His removal to mount Seir.
9. His sons.
15. The dukes which descended of his sons.
20. The sons and dukes of Seir the Horite.
24. Anah finds mules.
31. The kings of Edom.
40. The dukes that descended of Esau.














These are the sons of Shobal:
Shobal is identified as a descendant of Seir the Horite, a group of people who lived in the region of Edom before the Edomites. The Horites are mentioned in Genesis 14:6 and Deuteronomy 2:12. Shobal's lineage is significant as it shows the intermingling of the Horites with Esau's descendants, indicating the complex relationships and genealogies in the region. This phrase sets the stage for understanding the tribal and familial structures that influenced the development of Edom.

Alvan:
Alvan, also known as Alian in some translations, is one of Shobal's sons. The name Alvan may mean "tall" or "exalted," reflecting the cultural importance of names in biblical times. Names often carried meanings or aspirations for the individual. Alvan's mention here highlights the continuation of Shobal's line and the establishment of clans within the Horite community.

Manahath:
Manahath is another son of Shobal. The name Manahath is also associated with a location in the Bible, possibly indicating that his descendants settled in a place that bore his name. This reflects the common practice of naming places after prominent individuals or families, as seen in other biblical accounts such as the naming of cities after the sons of Cain (Genesis 4:17).

Ebal:
Ebal is listed as a son of Shobal, and his name may mean "bare" or "stone." Ebal is also the name of a mountain in the land of Israel, known for the blessings and curses pronounced there (Deuteronomy 11:29). While this Ebal is not directly connected to the mountain, the repetition of names in different contexts is a common feature in biblical genealogies, emphasizing the shared cultural heritage and the importance of names.

Shepho:
Shepho, sometimes spelled Shephi, is another descendant of Shobal. The name Shepho may mean "bare" or "smooth," and like other names in this genealogy, it reflects the cultural practice of naming individuals with meaningful or descriptive terms. The inclusion of Shepho in this list underscores the diversity and complexity of the Horite clans.

and Onam:
Onam is the final son of Shobal mentioned in this verse. The name Onam may mean "vigorous" or "strong," suggesting attributes valued by the community. Onam's inclusion in the genealogy highlights the continuation of Shobal's lineage and the establishment of distinct family groups within the Horite society. This genealogical record serves to document the historical and familial connections that shaped the region's history.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Shobal
A descendant of Seir the Horite, Shobal is listed as one of the chiefs of the Horites. His lineage is significant in the genealogical records of Esau's descendants.

2. Alvan
One of the sons of Shobal. His name is sometimes rendered as Alian in other translations, indicating possible variations in the Hebrew text.

3. Manahath
Another son of Shobal. The name Manahath is also associated with a place in the Bible, suggesting a possible connection between the person and a geographical location.

4. Ebal
A son of Shobal. The name Ebal is also found in other parts of the Bible, notably as a mountain in the land of Israel, though this Ebal is distinct.

5. Shepho and Onam
Additional sons of Shobal. Their names are less frequently mentioned elsewhere, but they contribute to the genealogical record of Esau's descendants.
Teaching Points
The Importance of Genealogy
Genealogies in the Bible, such as the one in Genesis 36, underscore the importance of heritage and lineage in understanding God's unfolding plan. They remind us of the interconnectedness of God's people throughout history.

God's Sovereignty in History
The detailed genealogies reflect God's sovereign hand in history, orchestrating events and lineages according to His divine purpose. This encourages believers to trust in God's plan for their own lives.

Cultural and Historical Context
Understanding the cultural and historical context of biblical genealogies can enrich our comprehension of Scripture. It highlights the diverse backgrounds and accounts that contribute to the biblical account.

Legacy and Influence
The mention of Shobal's sons serves as a reminder of the legacy we leave behind. Our actions and decisions can have lasting impacts on future generations.

Unity in Diversity
The intermingling of Esau's descendants with the Horites illustrates the theme of unity in diversity within God's creation. It encourages believers to embrace diversity within the body of Christ.Verse 23. - And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, - or Alian (1 Chronicles 1:40); "Unjust" (Gesenius), "Lofty" (Furst, Murphy) - and Manahath, - "Rest" (Gesenius) - and Ebal, - "Stripped of leaves" (Gesenius, Murphy); "Bare Mountain" (Furst) - Shepho, - or Shephi (1 Chronicles 1:40);" Nakedness" (Gesenius) - and Onam - "Strong" (Gesenius).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
These
וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ (wə·’êl·leh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

are the sons
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Shobal:
שׁוֹבָ֔ל (šō·w·ḇāl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7732: Shobal -- 'flowing', an Edomite, also two Israelites

Alvan,
עַלְוָ֥ן (‘al·wān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5935: Alian -- an Edomite

Manahath,
וּמָנַ֖חַת (ū·mā·na·ḥaṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4506: Manahath -- a descendant of Seir the Horite

Ebal,
וְעֵיבָ֑ל (wə·‘ê·ḇāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5858: An Edomite name

Shepho,
שְׁפ֖וֹ (šə·p̄ōw)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8195: Shephi -- 'bareness', an Edomite

and Onam.
וְאוֹנָֽם׃ (wə·’ō·w·nām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 208: Onam -- 'vigorous', the name of an Edomite and of an Israelite


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