Genesis 36 · Verse 33

Genesis 36:33

And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
Genesis 36:33, King James Version

Genesis 36:33 in other translations

BSBWhen Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
WEBBela died, and Jobab, the son of Zerah of Bozrah, reigned in his place.
ASVAnd Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
YLTand Bela dieth, and reign in his stead doth Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah;
DARBYAnd Bela died; and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
BBEAt his death, Jobab, son of Zerah of Bozrah, became king in his place.
WebsterAnd Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

What does Genesis 36:33 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 36:31-39

31-39. kings of Edom--The royal power was not built on the ruins of the dukedoms, but existed at the same time.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 33 Jobab the son of Zerah - Many have supposed that Jobab is the same as Job, so remarkable for his afflictions and patience; and that Eliphaz, mentioned Gen 36:10, etc., was the same who in the book of Job is called one of his friends: but there is no proper proof of this, and there are many reasons against it.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Genesis 36:33 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motand he diedH4191
בָּ֑לַעBa.la'BelaH1106
וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he reignedH4427
תַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.Tavin place of himH8478
יוֹבָ֥בyo.VavJobabH3103
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
זֶ֖רַחZe.rachZerahH2226
מִבָּצְרָֽה\׃mi.ba.tze.Rahfrom BozrahH1224

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 36:33

  • Jeremiah 49:22

    Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

  • Jeremiah 49:13

    For I have sworn by myself, saith the Lord, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.

  • Isaiah 63:1

    Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.

  • Micah 2:12

    I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.

  • Isaiah 34:6

    The sword of the Lord is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the Lord hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.

  • Amos 1:12

    But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. cir. 2135. B.C. cir. 1869. Bozrah.Bozrah, Bezer, or Bostra, was situated in Arabia Deserta, and the eastern part of Edom; and, according to Eusebius, was 24 miles from Edrei. It afterwards belonged to Moab, and was given by Moses to Reuben, but again reverted to Edom. It is now called Boszra; and is described by Burckhardt as the largest town in the Haouran, including its ruins, though only inhabited by about twelve or fifteen families. It is situated in the open plain, two hours distant from Aare, and is at present the last inhabited place in the south-east extremity of the Haouran. It is of an oval shape, it greatest length being from east to west; and its circumference three quarters of an hour.
Isa 34:6; 63:1; Jer 49:13,22; Am 1:12; Mic 2:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Genesis 36:32

    And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

  • Genesis 36:33

    And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

  • Genesis 36:34

    And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.

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Genesis 36:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y murió Bela, y reinó en su lugar Jobab, hijo de Zera, de Bosra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		– Et Béla mourut; et Jobab, fils de Zérakh, de Botsra, régna à sa place.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Bela starb; und es ward König an seiner Statt Jobab, der Sohn Serachs, aus Bozra.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Mortuus est autem Bela, et regnavit pro eo Jobab filius Zaræ de Bosra.