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represent a different tradition from 2634 289; and that in 2-5a a clumsy and half-hearted attempt has been made to establish some points of contact between them. If we accept the (Symbol missingHebrew characters) of [E], etc., in 2634, the two traditions agree in the main ethnological point, that the Edomite people was composed of Ḥittite (? Canaanite), Ḥivvite (? Ḥorite), and Ishmaelite elements.

On the Names.—(a) (Symbol missingHebrew characters) is the name of one of Lamech's wives: see on 419.—(b) (Symbol missingHebrew characters) ((Symbol missingGreek characters), (Symbol missingGreek characters), etc.). Somewhat similar compounds with (Symbol missingHebrew characters) are found in Phœnician ((Symbol missingHebrew characters), (Symbol missingHebrew characters)) and Sab. ((Symbol missingHebrew characters), (Symbol missingHebrew characters)) as well as in Heb. ((Symbol missingHebrew characters), Ex. 316; [Hebrew : **], Ezk. 234ff.) (see Gray, HPN, 2461). The first component is presumably Ar. and Sab. 'ahl, 'family'; the second ought by analogy to be a divine name, though none such is known. It is philologically probable that names of this type were originally clan-names; and (Symbol missingHebrew characters) is taken from the old list of Ḥorite clans (v.25, cf. 41).—(c) (Symbol missingHebrew characters) (for which [E] always reads (Symbol missingHebrew characters), 289), if from [root] (Symbol missingHebrew characters), 'smell sweetly,' is likely to have been a favourite woman's name, but recurs only 1 Ki. 415 of a daughter of Solomon. On (Symbol missingHebrew characters) and (Symbol missingHebrew characters), see on v.20: the obvious connexion with that v. makes it practically certain that (Symbol missingHebrew characters) in v.2 is a mistake for (Symbol missingHebrew characters).—On the sons, see below.—It is pointed out by Ho. (187) that both in 9-14 and 15-19 the 'Oholibamah branch holds a somewhat exceptional position. This may mean that it represents hybrid clans, whereas the other two are of pure Edomite stock: that it is a later insertion in the lists s ess likely.


6-8. Esau's migration to Se'ir.6. Cf. 125 (3423).—and his daughters] None are mentioned in 2-5.—to the land of Sĕ'îr] So we must read with S.—7. The motive for the separation is the same as that which led to the parting of Abraham and Lot (136a), implying that Esau had lived at Hebron after Jacob's return; contrast J, 324 3314. 16.—8. the mountain of Sĕ'îr] the mountainous country E of the Arabah, the southern part of which is now called eš-Šera' and the northern Ǧebāl (Buhl, Edom. 28 ff.). The land Se'ir includes the whole Edomite territory as far W as Ḳadesh (Nu. 2016). See on 146 2739f., and below on v.20.

9-14. The genealogy of Esau.9, 10. For the double heading (Symbol missingHebrew characters) followed by (Symbol missingHebrew characters), cf. 2512f.Esau the father of Edom] see footnote on v.1. It is strange that except in these glosses Edom is never the eponymus of the


135 839 2310f., 2 Ch. 1119[dagger].—6. (Symbol missingHebrew characters) gives no sense, and to insert (Symbol missingHebrew characters) (TOJV) is inadmissible without a change of text. [E]G (Symbol missingHebrew characters) is possible; but it is simplest to follow S (Symbol missingHebrew characters).—(Symbol missingHebrew characters)] 'on account of,' as 613 274 etc.