Old Testament
Hemam
A descendant of Seir the Horite and a son of Lotan, listed among the chiefs of Edom.
Hemam is identified in the genealogies of Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1 as a son of Lotan and a grandson of Seir the Horite. He represents the lineage of the Horites who inhabited the region of Mount Seir before being displaced by the descendants of Esau. His inclusion serves to document the ancestral lines and tribal structure of the Edomite region.
In the text
- Verses
- 2
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Genesis 36:22
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 1:39
Where Hemam appears
2 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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