Neville Goddard on Genesis 36:37-39 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 36 in context

Scripture Focus

37And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.

38And Saul died, and Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

39And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

Genesis 36:37-39

Biblical Context

The passage records the death of Samlah and a sequence of rulers—Saul, Baalhanan, and Hadar—each reign succeeding the previous, along with the city Pau and Mehetabel as his wife.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this line of succession you observe not history of men but shifts in states of consciousness. Samlah’s death and the rise of Saul, then Baalhanan and Hadar, mark the passing of one inner ruler and the birth of another. The river by Rehoboth and the city Pau symbolize inner streams and centers where thought resides; Mehetabel, as the wife named, hints at the feminine power of intuition guiding fresh ruling ideas when old ones yield. The dynasty persists because the Kingdom of God rests in the I AM, the unwavering awareness behind every experience. Your life is a succession of inner rulings: a ruler dies, a new state arises, and the kingdom remains intact as you reinterpret limitation as sovereignty. These names become facets of your consciousness that arise, rule briefly, then yield, all under the same eternal, governing I AM.