Genesis 36:2

Study note

Setting — The narrator documents Esau’s family line following Jacob’s departure, recording his marriages to establish the genealogical origins of Edom.

The words — לָקַ֥ח (la.Kach) means “he took,” and כְּנָ֑עַן (ke.Na.'an) denotes “Canaan,” structuring the statement that Esau took wives from the Canaanite daughters.

The thread — This account runs parallel to Genesis 9:25’s pronouncement on Canaan, Genesis 27:46’s recorded warning against Hittite wives, and Genesis 36:25’s later genealogical mention of Oholibamah.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to note Esau’s Canaanite marriages within a family register, demanding precise lineage tracking without projecting later covenantal evaluations onto the narrative statement.

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