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Genesis 36:42 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 42. 42Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
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Role in This Section
Kenaz, Teman, and Mibzar continue the Edomite chief list immediately before its final summary.
Read It With
- Genesis 36:31–37:1
Read verses 40–43 together. The heading and closing statement explain that these names are arranged by families and locations within Edom.
Why It Needs Context
The names may connect with clans or places, but this verse alone cannot establish exact identity, borders, chronology, or political rank.
Read Genesis 36:40–43 together
Why these verses belong together: The final chief list is explicitly arranged through families, places, names, and habitations and closes Esau-Edom's record.
Verse 40. 40 And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,
Verse 41. 41 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
Verse 42. 42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
Verse 43. 43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites.
Continue in Context
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Read Genesis 36:31–37:1 — Edom's Kings and Chiefs Precede Jacob in CanaanSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed wording, king and chief sequences, political comparison, Hadad's conflict, Mehetabel's ancestry, Jacob bridge, parallel list, and canonical brotherhood and monarchy restraints.
Exact location: Genesis 36:31–37:1 in the pinned eng-kjv2006 source; compared with Genesis 27:39–40; 35:11; 36:1–30; 37:2–11; Deuteronomy 2:4–5; 23:7; 1 Samuel 8–10; 14:47; 2 Samuel 8:14; 1 Kings 11:14–22; 22:47; 2 Kings 8:20–22; 1 Chronicles 1:43–54
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Hebrew political, succession, place, clan-territorial, possession, dwelling, and sojourning evidence.
Exact location: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, wlc/Gen.xml, Genesis 36:31–37:1; forms and syntax for king, reign, in his stead, the River, Hadar, alluf, families, places, names, habitations, possession, dwelt, and sojournings
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