Old Testament
Akan
A descendant of Seir the Horite and a son of Ezer, listed in the genealogical records of Edom.
Akan is identified in the genealogies of Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1 as a son of Ezer and a grandson of Seir the Horite. His inclusion serves to document the ancestral lines of the Horite clans who inhabited the region of Edom before the descendants of Esau settled there. He represents a minor figure within the broader historical record of the Edomite lineage.
In the text
- Verses
- 2
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Genesis 36:27
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 1:42
Where Akan appears
2 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
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- Ham11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became the ancestor of various nations.
- Japheth11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became a patriarch of the nations.
- Anah10 versesA Horite leader and son of Zibeon whose daughter Oholibamah became a wife of Esau.
- Bethuel10 versesThe son of Nahor and Milcah, father of Rebekah and Laban, and nephew of Abraham.
- Put2 versesA son of Ham and progenitor of a North African people group often associated with ancient Libya.
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