Old Testament
Lotan
A son of Seir the Horite and a tribal leader among the inhabitants of the land of Edom.
Lotan was a descendant of Seir the Horite and a chief within the land of Edom. His lineage is recorded in the genealogies of Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1, highlighting the historical inhabitants of the region before the descendants of Esau took possession of the land. He is noted specifically as the father of Hori and Heman.
In the text
- Verses
- 5
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Genesis 36:20
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 1:39
Where Lotan appears
5 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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