Nation
The Horites
A people of Seir whose chiefs and family lines are recorded among the inhabitants of the land before Edom.
The Horites lived in Seir. Genesis 36 records Seir the Horite and the chiefs and families descended from him.
The people in Scripture
The Horites inhabited Seir before the descendants of Esau displaced them (Deuteronomy 2:12). Genesis 36:20–30 records Seir and the Horite chiefs and their families.
Named members
The roster contains people whose existing Nation or genealogical evidence identifies them with the Horites.
People of Horites
Aiah, Son of Zibeon
Son of Zibeon and a member of the Horite genealogy in Genesis
Aiah was a Horite nobleman of the land of Edom, identified as the son of Zibeon and a member of the ancestral line of Seir the Horite.
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Akan
Son of Ezer and a leader among the Horites in the land of Seir
Akan was a Horite descendant and son of Ezer, recognized as a leader within the ancestral lineages of Edom during the Patriarchal Period.
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Alvan
Firstborn son of Shobal in the Horite genealogies of Edom
Alvan was a Horite patriarch and the firstborn son of Shobal, descending from the line of Seir the Horite in the land of Edom.
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Anah
Horite chief who discovered hot springs in the wilderness
Anah was a Horite chief and son of Zibeon, notable for discovering hot springs in the wilderness while pasturing his father’s donkeys and for being the father of Esau’s wife Oholibamah.
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Bilhan, Son of Ezer
Horite chief and son of Ezer recorded in the genealogies of Edom
Bilhan was a Horite chief and the firstborn son of Ezer, belonging to the ancestral lines of Seir in the land of Edom during the Patriarchal Period.
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Cheran
Son of Dishon and descendant of Seir the Horite listed in the genealogies of Edom
Cheran was a Horite descendant of Seir the Horite, identified as a son of Dishon and a tribal leader within the land of Edom during the Patriarchal Period.
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Dishan
Patriarch and chief of the Horites in the land of Seir who was the son of Seir and father of Uz and Aran
A Horite chief and patriarch in the land of Edom, the youngest son of Seir and father of Uz and Aran.
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Dishon, Son of Seir
Chief of the Horites and son of Seir who governed a division of the land of Edom
A Horite clan leader and son of Seir the Horite, Dishon served as a chief in the land of Edom during the Patriarchal Period.
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Ezer, Chief of the Horites
Horite chief and son of Seir whose descendants formed a major clan in the land of Edom
Ezer was a Horite chief and son of Seir, recognized as a patriarch and ancestral leader within the land of Edom.
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Hemam
Son of Lotan and grandson of Seir the Horite mentioned in the genealogies of Edom
Hemam was a Horite descendant of Seir and a member of the ancestral line of Edom during the Patriarchal Period.
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Hemdan
Firstborn son of Dishon and a patriarch of the Horite tribes in the land of Seir
Hemdan was a Horite tribal patriarch and the firstborn son of Dishon, grandson of Seir the Horite in the land of Edom.
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Ithran, Son of Dishon
Horite patriarch and son of Dishon listed in the genealogies of Edom
Ithran was a Horite chieftain and descendant of Seir the Horite, listed among the genealogical records of the land of Edom.
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Manahath
Patriarch of the Horite people and son of Shobal
Manahath was a Horite patriarch and the son of Shobal, mentioned in the genealogies of Edom during the Patriarchal Period.
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Onam, son of Shobal
Son of Shobal listed in the genealogies of Seir and Edom
Onam was a descendant of Seir the Horite and a son of Shobal, recognized as a tribal figure within the territory of Edom during the Patriarchal Period.
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Seir
Patriarch of the Horites and the namesake of the region of Mount Seir
Seir was a Horite patriarch whose descendants inhabited the mountainous region of Edom before the arrival of the Israelites and Edomites.
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Shobal, Son of Seir
Horite patriarch and chief of the land of Seir
A Horite patriarch and chief who descended from Seir and governed portions of the land of Edom before the rise of the Edomite kings.
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Uz, Son of Dishan
Horite patriarch and son of Dishan mentioned in the genealogies of Seir
Uz, son of Dishan, was a Horite patriarch and a descendant of Seir, recognized as a clan leader within the ancestral lineage of the Edomites.
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Zaavan
Horite chief and son of Ezer mentioned in the genealogies of Genesis and 1 Chronicles
Zaavan was a Horite chief and the son of Ezer, recognized as a significant tribal leader in the land of Seir during the Patriarchal Period.
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Zibeon
Horite patriarch whose granddaughter Oholibamah married Esau
A Horite patriarch and son of Seir, whose lineage integrated into the Edomite nation through the marriage of his granddaughter Oholibamah to Esau.
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