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Genesis 36 lists the sons of Seir the Horite, the people who lived in Edom before Esau’s line. 1 Chronicles copies the same names, including the land’s earlier inhabitants into a genealogy that otherwise focuses on Esau.
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Genesis 36:20
Hebrew Bible
20 These were the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, 21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom. 22 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam; Lotan’s sister was Timna. 23 These were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. 24 These were the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah (who discovered the hot springs in the wilderness as he pastured the donkeys of his father Zibeon). 25 These were the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah. 26 These were the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran. 27 These were the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. 28 These were the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
1 Chronicles 1:38
Hebrew Bible
38 The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. 39 The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. (Timna was Lotan’s sister.) 40 The sons of Shobal: Alyan, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam.The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. 41 The son of Anah: Dishon.The sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran. 42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
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Notes and References
... Verses 38-42 are taken from Genesis 36:20-28, with which the names are again identical in substance. Only a single name, Anah’s daughter Oholibamah (Genesis 36:25), has been bypassed by Chronicles. Once again, however, the writer has presented his material as briefly as possible, omitting most qualifying phrases and the historical note of 36:24. ...
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