Old Testament
Pinon
A chief of Edom descended from Esau, listed among the tribal leaders in the genealogies of Seir.
Pinon is identified as one of the chiefs of Edom in the lists provided in Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1. These genealogies serve to document the descendants of Esau and the tribal structure of the region of Edom. His inclusion highlights the historical record of the nations surrounding Israel as established in the Pentateuch.
In the text
- Verses
- 2
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Genesis 36:41
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 1:52
Where Pinon 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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