Genesis 36:41

Study note

Setting — The narrator continues cataloging Esau’s tribal leaders, placing Oholibamah, Elah, and Pinon within a formal register of regional chiefs (Genesis 36:40–42).

The words — אַלּוּף ('aluf) translates literally as chief and appears three times in the verse to designate authority. The proper name אָהֳלִיבָמָה ('o.ho.li.va.Mah) identifies one of the listed leaders.

The thread — This verse extends the genealogical register of Esau’s descendants that runs through Genesis 36, structuring his family lines by region and leadership.

Why it lands — It requires the reader to track a specific name within a formal list of tribal authorities to grasp the organizational structure of Esau’s lineage.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.