gen 36

Question	Answer	Note---10-02-2016
Why is there a difference between the names given to the daughter of Ishmael, who Esua married?	28:9  Mahalath = "stringed instrument" Bashemath or Basmath = "spice" This seems to be a translation error. More research has to be done to finalize what her name truly was or what it truly meant.	36:3 vs 28:9
		36:4-5 Esau has 5 Sons.
It seems strange that Esau would move although it was Jacob who was returning to the land.	This might just have been the promise of God fulfilling as when Esau left, the land would now become Jacob’s.	36:6 Esua goes to a different country with all his substance.
What is this story about. Why was not the details furnished here?	There does not seem to be a record in detail of this story. However it is clear that whosoever the writing was intended for knew the story well. Consequently no details were furnished.	36:24 This is  a prime example of the differences of audience that there are when reading the bible. There is the  direct audience (people who were directly being addressed)…The indirect audience (people who will read the address) and the implied audience (the people who the address will/can be applied to). Sometime there are over lapping of these audiences.
		The remainder of the chapter is a summary of the generation of Esua. The bible seems to give the unrighteous lineage first and then the righteous.