Old Testament · Major figure
Anah
A Horite leader and son of Zibeon whose daughter Oholibamah became a wife of Esau.
Anah is identified as a son of Zibeon and a descendant of Seir the Horite. He is most notable for his daughter Oholibamah, who married Esau, thereby linking the Edomite lineage with the Horite inhabitants of Mount Seir. Genesis 36:24 records that he discovered hot springs in the wilderness while pasturing his father's donkeys, a unique detail highlighting his role in the region.
In the text
- Verses
- 10
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Genesis 36:2
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 1:41
Where Anah appears
10 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
- Bilhah11 versesRachel's handmaid who became a concubine to Jacob and the mother of his sons Dan and Naphtali.
- 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.
- 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.
- Esau57 versesThe elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, and the progenitor of the Edomite nation.
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