Genesis 36:20
in Genesis 36These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah,
KJV
These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
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This verse in Genesis 36
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThese are the sons of Seir the Horite - These Horites were the original inhabitants of the country of Seir, called the land of the Horites, and afterwards the land of the Idumeans, when the descendants of Esau had driven them out. These people are first mentioned Gen 14:6.
This site's exposition
the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land
on Genesis 36:20-23
Genesis lists the Horites who held Seir before Esau reached it, and gives them the care it gives the covenant family. They are first named at Genesis 14:6, among the peoples Chedorlaomer struck. Deuteronomy 2:12 says the sons of Esau took their place. Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon and Anah head the list, and Dishon, Ezer and Dishan close it.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 20.) And the inhabitants of Chorraea, and the rest. After he enumerated the sons of Esau, he goes on further and explains who were the princes from the race of the Chorraeans who were before Esau in the land of Edom, which in our language is interpreted as free. Let us read diligently Deuteronomy (II, 21), where it is written more clearly how the sons of Esau came and killed the Chorraeans, and possessed their land as inheritance.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land,....
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֵ֤לֶּה | ʾeleh | these | H428 → | 746 times |
| בְנֵֽי־ | venei- | [were] [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שֵׂעִיר֙ | seir | Seir | H8165 → | 39 times |
| הַחֹרִ֔י | hachori | the Horite | H2752 → | 6 times |
| יֹשְׁבֵ֖י | yoshevei | [the] inhabitants of | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| הָאָ֑רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| לוֹטָ֥ן | lotan | Lotan | H3877 → | 7 times |
| וְשׁוֹבָ֖ל | veshoval | and Shobal | H7732 → | 9 times |
| וְצִבְע֥וֹן | vetzivon | and Zibeon | H6649 → | 8 times |
| וַעֲנָֽה׃ | vaanah | and Anah | H6034 → | 12 times |
אֵ֤לֶּהthese
ʾelehH428 →746 times
בְנֵֽי־[were] [the] sons of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
שֵׂעִיר֙Seir
seirH8165 →39 times
הַחֹרִ֔יthe Horite
hachoriH2752 →6 times
יֹשְׁבֵ֖י[the] inhabitants of
yosheveiH3427 →1079 times
הָאָ֑רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
לוֹטָ֥ןLotan
lotanH3877 →7 times
וְשׁוֹבָ֖לand Shobal
veshovalH7732 →9 times
וְצִבְע֥וֹןand Zibeon
vetzivonH6649 →8 times
וַעֲנָֽה׃and Anah
vaanahH6034 →12 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Deuteronomy 2:12The 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…
it leads to
- 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…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 2:22
Through
Genesis 14:6and the Horites in the area of Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is near the desert.
it leads to
- 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…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 21:21
And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
- Numbers 13:3
So at the consent of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites,
- Deuteronomy 2:12
Through
Deuteronomy 2:22just 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…
it leads to
- Genesis 14:6
and the Horites in the area of Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is near the desert.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 36:8
So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.
- Genesis 36:20–30
These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
- Genesis 14:6
Through
Genesis 36:2Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,
it leads to
- Genesis 36:25
These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.
- Genesis 36:25
About Genesis

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jerome, Hebrew Questions on Genesis; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).
