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Horites

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7732

שׁוֹבָל

sho.val — Shobal

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.20; son of: Seir (H8165B); brother of: Lotan (H3877), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Dishon (H1787), Ezer (H0687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H); father of: Alvan (H5935), Manahath (H4506B), Ebal (H5858B), Shepho (H8195), Onam (H0208) § Shobal = "flowing" 1) the 2nd son of Seir the Horite (Edom) and one of the dukes of the Horites 2) son of Caleb, grandson of Hur, and founder of Kirjath-jearim 3) a Judaite, son of Hur and a descendant of Caleb 3a) possibly the same as 2

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H687

אֵ֫צֶר

e.tser — Ezer

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.21; son of: Seir (H8165B); brother of: Lotan (H3877), Shobal (H7732), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Dishon (H1787), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H); father of: Bilhan (H1092), Zaavan (H2190), Akan (H3292) § Ezer = "treasure" a chief of the Horites

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6130

עֲקָן

a.qan — Akan

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.27; son of: Ezer (H0687); brother of: Bilhan (H1092) and Zaavan (H2190) Another spelling of ya.a.qan (יַעֲקָן "Akan" H3292) § Akan = "sharp-sighted" son of Ezer, descendant of Seir, and one of the chiefs of the Horites of Edom

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H885

בְּאֵרֹת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקָן

be.e.rot be.ne-ya.a.qan — Beeroth-bene-jaakan

Beeroth Bene-Jaakan or Beeroth = "wells" or "wells of the sons of Jaakan" an encampment for Israel in the wilderness probably in the country of the Horites

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Historical dictionary entry

Cave-men, a race of Troglodytes who dwelt in the limestone caves which abounded in Edom. Their ancestor was “Seir,” who probably gave his name to the district where he lived. They were a branch of the Hivites (Gen. 14:6; 36:20-30; 1 Chr. 1:38, 39). They were dispossessed by the descendants of Esau, and as a people gradually became extinct (Deut. 2:12-22).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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