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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Genesis 36 This chapter gives us a genealogical account of Esau's family, of his wives and sons, with whom he removed from Seir, Genesis 36:1; of his sons' sons, or grandsons, who were dukes in the land of Edom, Genesis 36:11; after which is inserted a genealogy of Seir the Horite, into whose family Esau married, and of his children, and the dukes among them, Genesis 36:20; then...
John Gill
These [are] the dukes [that came] of the Horites,.... Not that succeeded one after another, as the kings next mentioned did, but were together, at the same time, heads of respective families, and governors of them; and then the seven sons of Seir are rehearsed in this verse and Genesis 36:30 in their order, with the title of "duke" annexed to each of them, "Duke Lotan", &c.
Matthew Henry
In this chapter we have an account of the posterity of Esau, who, from him, were called Edomites, that Esau who sold his birthright, and lost his blessing, and was not loved of God as Jacob was. Here is a brief register kept of his family for some generations. 1. Because he was the son of Isaac, for whose sake this honour is put upon him. 2. Because the Edomites were neighbours to Israel, and...