Who they were
The name “chief Timna” stands first in the list of “the chiefs who came from Esau, according to their families, after their places, and by their names” (Genesis 36:40), which 1 Chronicles repeats as “The chiefs of Edom” (1 Chronicles 1:51). Since the chiefs are listed by their places as well as their names, the name may be that of a clan or district. Scripture does not say whether this chief was connected with Timna, the concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz (Genesis 36:12), and it tells nothing more about this chief.
Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · corrected by Gospel Companion from the verses
Every mention
2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Genesis 1 mention
1 Chronicles 1 mention
Sources
- Gospel Companion · written from the verses (WEB) for this entry
- Corrected by Gospel Companion · 'chief Timna' in the lists of Edom's chiefs is not shown to be the concubine of Eliphaz