Old Testament
Hemdan
A descendant of Esau and son of Dishon, listed among the chiefs of the Edomite clans.
Hemdan is identified in the genealogies of Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1 as a son of Dishon, a descendant of Seir the Horite. He represents a branch of the Edomite lineage connected to the inhabitants of Mount Seir. His inclusion serves to document the expansion and tribal structure of the descendants of Esau.
In the text
- Verses
- 2
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Genesis 36:26
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 1:41
Where Hemdan appears
2 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
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- 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.
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- Put2 versesA son of Ham and progenitor of a North African people group often associated with ancient Libya.
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