39 When Baal-Hanan son of Akbor died, Hadad[e] succeeded him as king. An angel is a melachim of G'd. Included in the list are those kings who reigned before any Jewish king ever sat on a throne in Israel.
When Shaul died, he was followed by Baal-Hanan son of Acbor. Naphtali means "struggle/prevail" (By His suffering we will prevail). (Eliphaz also had a concubine Timna, who had Amalek.) 9-10 So this is the family tree of Esau, ancestor of the people of Edom, in the hill country of Seir. Baruch Hashem. When Baal-Hanan son of Acbor died, Hadad became king; the name of his city was Pau; his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-Zahab. From the sons of Eliphaz, Esau’s firstborn, came the chieftains Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, Korah, Gatam, and Amalek—the chieftains of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; all of them sons of Adah. 24 The sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah—this is the same Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness while herding his father Zibeon’s donkeys.
These are the chieftains of Reuel in the land of Edom; all these were sons of Esau’s wife Basemath. But it might also be a reminder for Ja’acov that G’d is the same and will be the same in future.
26 The sons of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran. God then appears again to Jacob and blesses him, also changing his name from Jacob to Israel. According to tradition, it was Rachel’s own son, Joseph, who first found comfort at his mother’s grave, as he escaped his captors briefly on his way down to Egypt and sought out her resting place. 17 From the sons of Esau’s son Reuel came the chieftains Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. Gen. 49: 4 says it all–"unstable like water". 6 Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the members of his household, as well as his livestock and all his other animals and all the goods he had acquired in Canaan,(N) and moved to a land some distance from his brother Jacob. The portion ends with an overview of Esau’s family tree, including the houses of Seir into which he married and the princes and kings he begat. 5 Oholibamah had Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan. Designed for both Jewish and non-Jewish readers alike, The Israel Bible offers a unique commentary that seeks to explain God’s focus on the Land of Israel alongside the original Hebrew text, transliteration of select Hebrew verses, and the New Jewish Publication Society translation. Throughout the Torah, we see Elohim reiterate the promises that HE gives to the Patriarchs many times. 31-39 And these are the kings who ruled in Edom before there was a king in Israel: Bela son of Beor was the king of Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah.
22 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam; Lotan’s sister was Timna. This happens in the story of Avraham, Yitszak and now, Ya'acov. Eliphaz, the son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel, the son of Esau’s wife Basemath. Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. Jacob then buries his beloved Rachel on the road. The brothers had too many possessions to live together in the same place; the land couldn’t support their combined herds of livestock. 20-21 This is the family tree of Seir the Horite, who were native to that land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
36 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king. These are the chieftains of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.