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Genesis 36:20

AnahLotanSeirShobalZibeon

18 These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. They are the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.

19 All these are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and they were their chiefs.

These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.

22 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.

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BSB
These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
KJV
These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
WEB
These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
ASV
These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah,
DARBY
These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitant of the land: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
BLB
These [are] the sons of Seir the Horite, who were inhabiting the land: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
ÅB
Dette var horitten Se'irs sønner, som bodde i landet: Lotan og Sobal og Sibeon og Ana
OTB
Dette var etterkommerne av Se'ir horitten, som bodde i området: Lotan, Sjobal, Zibon, Ana,
B1930
Dette var horitten Se'irs sønner, som bodde i landet: Lotan og Sobal og Sibeon og Ana

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Genesis 14:6

    and the Horites in the area of Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is near the desert.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:22

    just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:12

    The Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out. They destroyed the Horites from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land that the LORD gave them as their possession.)

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  • 1 Chronicles 1:38–42

    The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

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  • Genesis 36:22–30

    The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.

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  • Genesis 36:2

    Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

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