Genesis 36: Aloof Opinions

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Oct 19, 2025 · 2m

Following the death of Avraham in Bereishit Chapter 25, the Torah lists the descendants of Yishmael and the tribal leaders that came from him:

בראשית כ״ה:יב

וְאֵ֛לֶּה תֹּֽלְד֥וֹת יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל בֶּן־אַבְרָהָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָלְדָ֣ה הָגָ֔ר הַמִּצְרִ֖ית שִׁפְחַ֥ת שָׂרָֽה לְאַבְרָהָֽם׃

These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.

Similarly, following the death of Yitzchak in Bereishit Chapter 35, the Torah now lists the descendants of Esav and the leaders that come from him.

בראשית ל״ו:א

וְאֵ֛לֶּה תֹּֽלְד֥וֹת עֵשָׂ֖ו ה֥וּא אֱדֽוֹם׃…