Old Testament
Onam
A descendant of Seir the Horite and a son of Shobal mentioned in the genealogical records of Edom.
Onam is identified in Genesis 36:23 and 1 Chronicles 1:40 as a son of Shobal, who was a son of Seir the Horite. His inclusion in these genealogies serves to document the ancestral lines of the inhabitants of Mount Seir prior to the Edomite conquest. He represents a specific branch of the Horite clans integrated into the historical record of the region.
In the text
- Verses
- 4
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Genesis 36:23
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 2:28
Where Onam appears
4 verses · 3 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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