Genesis 36:20

These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

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This verse speaks in the wider setting of creation and fall as Genesis unfolds its message.

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This thought runs through Genesis 36:20-24.

Zibeon Person: Robber; or dyed. (1. ) A Hivite ( Gen. 36:2 ). (2. ) A Horite, and son of Seir ( Gen. 36:20 ).
Edom Place: Biblical region. Modern identification: Buseira.
Shobal Person: Pilgrim. (1. ) The second son of Seir the Horite; one of the Horite “dukes” ( Gen. 36:20 ). (2. ) One of the sons of Caleb, and a descendant of Hur ( 1 Chr. 2:50 , 52; 4:1, 2).