Commentaire de citation sur Chroniques 1 3:9

AND LOTAN’s SISTER WAS TIMNA. This is analogous to the verses: And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah;²⁸⁵Above, 4:22. And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail;²⁸⁶I Chronicles 2:16. And Tamar was their sister;²⁸⁷Ibid., 3:9. and Serah their sister.²⁸⁸Genesis, 46:17. It is the custom of Scripture to trace the genealogy of a daughter through the brothers. Now it would have been proper that Timna be enumerated above with the sons of Se’ir by saying, “And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan²⁸⁹Verse 21 here. and their sister Timna.” But since she was Lotan’s sister both paternally and maternally, and not the maternal sister of the other brothers, Scripture therefore wanted to trace her genealogy through Lotan. It may be that she was Lotan’s maternal but not paternal sister and she was not the daughter of Se’ir the Horite, [and therefore could not be listed among his children].