| Douay RheimsDouay-Rheims Bible -- The New Testament was published at Rheims (1582), the Old Testament at Douay (1609). The Douay Rheims served as the main English bible for the Catholic world for centuries. Bishop Challoner updated it extensively mid-18th century. Biblical scholar Rev. George Haydock compiled a Catholic commentary mid-19th century. This text set is from an approved 1914 U.S. printing. | Haydock CommentaryHaydock Catholic Bible Commentary - based on the Douay-Rheims Bible; originally compiled by Catholic priest and biblical scholar Rev. George Leo Haydock (1774-1849). |
| 1 Adam, Seth, Enos, | Seth. Prot. "Sheth, Enosh, Kenan:" but in Genesis they agree with us, which shews that the translator of the two different books is different, and that there is a want of uniformity in the plan adopted by king James I. H. --- The posterity of Cain is neglected, as it all perished in the deluge. C.
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| 2 Cainan, Malaleel, Jared, | |
| 3 Henoc, Mathusale, Lamech, | |
| 4 Noe, Sem, Cham, and Japheth. | Noe begot Sem, Cham, and Japheth. (H.) See Gen. x. The author passes lightly over some of the descendants of the two latter, as he had David's genealogy principally in view.
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| 5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, Thubal, Mosoch, Thiras. | |
| 6 And the sons of Gomer: Ascenez, and Riphath, and Thogorma. | Riphath. Heb. begins with D. C. --- But the Prot. correct it (H.) according to the book of Gen. and the Sept. The two letters are very much alike.
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| 7 And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cethim and Dodanim. | Dodanim. Heb. has R, conformably to the Samar. copy of Genesis, and the Sept. translate the Rhodians. Yet Dodanim seems more accurate, (C.) and is retained by the Prot. H.
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| 8 The sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesrai, and Phut, and Chaanan. | |
| 9 And the sons of Chus: Saba, and Hevila, Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabathaca. And the sons of Regma: Saba, and Dadan. | |
| 10 Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty upon earth. | Earth, first establishing the monarchy of Babylon, and building the castle. D.
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| 11 But Mesraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, and Nephtuim, | |
| 12 Phetrusim also, and Casluim: from whom came the Philistines, and Caphtorim. | Philistines, a colony from Crete.
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| 13 And Chanaan beget Sidon his firstborn, and the Hethite, | |
| 14 And the Jebusite, and the Amorrhite, and the Gergesite, | |
| 15 And the Hevite, and the Aracite, and the Sinite, | |
| 16 And the Aradian, and the Samarite, and the Hamathite. | |
| 17 The sons of Sem: Elam and Asur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Hus, and Hul, and Gether, and Mosoch. | Hus and Hul were the immediate sons of Aram, as well as... Mosoch, or Mes; (Gen. x. 23. C.) so that there seems to be here some transposition. D.
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| 18 And Arphaxad beget Sale, and Sale beget Heber. | Sale. The Rom. Sept. omits v. 11 to 17, and v. 18 to 24, having only, (17) "The sons of Sem, Ailam and Assur; (24) and Arphaxad, Sala." H. --- But the other copies here insert Cainan, as the father of Sale. See Gen. x. 24. C. --- It is a matter of great doubt whether he ought not to be inserted. Lu. iii. H.
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| 19 And to Heber were born two sons, the name of the one was Phaleg, because In his days the earth was divided; and the name of his brother was Jectan. | |
| 20 And Jectan beget Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, and Jare, | |
| 21 And Adoram, and Usal, and Decla, | |
| 22 And Hebal, and Abimael, and Saba, | |
| 23 And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. All these are the sons of Jectan. | |
| 24 Sem, Arphaxad, Sale, | Sem begot Arphaxad. M.
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| 25 Heber, Phaleg, Ragau, | |
| 26 Serug, Nachor, Thare, | |
| 27 Abram, this is Abraham. | |
| 28 And the sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ismahel. | |
| 29 And these are the generations of them. The firstborn of Ismahel, Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam, | |
| 30 And Masma, and Duma, Massa, Hadad, and Thema, | |
| 31 Jetur, Naphis, Cedma: these are the sons of Ismahel. | |
| 32 And the sons of Cetura, Abraham's concubine, whom she bore: Zamran, Jecsan, Madan, Madian, Jesboc, and Sue. And the sons of Jecsan, Saba, and Dadan. And the sons of Dadan: Assurim, and Latussim, and Laomin. | Concubine. She was his lawful wife, but of an inferior degree, and such were called concubines. Ch. --- She has the title of wife , Gen. xxv. 1. --- And the sons of Dadan, &c. seems to be copied from Genesis, as the addition is not found in many Lat. MSS. no more than in the Heb. or Sept. C.
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| 33 And the sons of Madian: Epha, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa. All these are the sons of Cetura. | |
| 34 And Abraham beget Isaac: and his sons were Esau and Israel. | |
| 35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Rahuel, Jehus, Ihelom, and Core. | |
| 36 The sons of Eliphaz: Theman, Omar, Sephi, Gathan, Cenez, and by Thamna, Amalec. | And by. This serves to explain the difficulty; as Thamna would otherwise seem to be a daughter of Eliphaz, though we know she was his concubine. Gen. xxxvi. 12. H. --- The Heb., Rom. Sept. Syr., and Latin, suppose that Thamna was the brother of Amalec; but the Alex. Sept. has, "Now Thamna, the concubine of Eliphaz, bore Amalec." Arab. "And Thamna, who was the concubine of Eliphaz, the son of Esau, bore him Amalec," which seems to be the true reading. Kennicott. --- Heb. "And Timna and Amalek," (Prot. H.) which confounds the sense. Mariana. D.
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| 37 The sons of Rahuel: Nahath, Zara, Samma, Meza. | |
| 38 The sons of Seir: Lotan. Sobal, Sebeen, Ana, Dison, Eser, Disan. | Seir, not Esau, but the Horrite, (Gen. xxxvi. 20. M.) which is added in order to explain the origin of Thamna. D.
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| 39 The sons of Lotan: Hori, Homam. And the sister of Lotan was Thamna. | |
| 40 The sons of Sobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Sephi and Onam. The sons of Sebeon: Aia, and Ana. The son of Ana: Dison. | Dixon. We must add Oolibama. Gen. xxxvi. 25.
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| 41 The sons of Dison: Hamram, and Eseban, and Jethran, and Charan. | |
| 42 The sons of Eser: Balaan, and Zavan, and Jacan. The sons of Disan: Hus and Aran. | |
| 43 Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there was a king over the children of Israel: Bale the son of Beer: and the name of his city was Denaba. | |
| 44 And Bale died, and Jobab the son of Zare of Bosra, reigned in his stead. | |
| 45 And when Jobab also was dead, Husam of the land of the Themanites reigned in his stead. | |
| 46 And Husam also died, and Adad the son of Badad reigned in his stead, and he defeated the Madianites in the land of Moab: and the name of his city was Avith. | |
| 47 And when Adad also was dead, Semla of Masreca reigned in his stead. | |
| 48 Semla also died, and Saul of Rohoboth, which is near the river, reigned in his stead. | River. Euphrates is commonly so designated. See Gen. x. 11. C. --- Pagnin translates, "from the river Rohoboth." D.
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| 49 And when Saul was dead, Balanan the son of Achobor reigned in his stead. | |
| 50 He also died, and Adad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Phau, and his wife was called Meetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezaab. | Mezaab. It is unusual for the Scripture to mark so particularly the genealogy of a woman. We might translate the Heb. "a native, or who was a native of Mezaab," which is probably the same with Dizahab, "abundance of gold." Deut. i. 1. Mezaab signifies, "waters of gold," (C.) or "whose is gold," whence some infer that the woman was very rich, (Lyran) or had discovered the art of drawing gold thread. Abul. --- It is more probably a proper name. M.
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| 51 And after the death of Adad, there began to be dukes in Edom instead of kings: duke Thamna, duke Alva, duke Jetheth, |
Kings.
Heb. "Adad also died, and the dukes of Edom were duke Thamna, &c. H. --- This, and the following names, designate the place of their residence. M. --- The same forms of government prevailed in Idumea, as among the Hebrews, who had judges or dukes, then kings, and, after the captivity, dukes, till the time of the Machabees. T.
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| 52 Duke Oolibama, duke Ela, duke Phinon, | |
| 53 Duke Cenez, duke Theman, duke Mabsar, | |
| 54 Duke Magdiel, duke Hiram. These are the dukes of Edom. | |
