Old Testament
Dishon
A son of Seir the Horite and a tribal chief among the inhabitants of the land of Edom.
Dishon is identified in the genealogies of Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1 as a son of Seir the Horite, the original inhabitant of the land later possessed by the descendants of Esau. He is listed as one of the chiefs of the Horites in Edom. The text records his lineage to establish the historical and genealogical context of the region's early inhabitants.
In the text
- Verses
- 6
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Genesis 36:21
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 1:41
Where Dishon appears
6 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.
- 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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