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The Horites
v. 20. These are the sons of Seir, the Horite, who inhabited the land; after him the country was named, and with his descendants those of Edom mingled: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah (this name being both masculine and feminine),
v. 21. and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan; these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir, in the land of Edom. The Horites, or descendants of Seir, the original inhabitants of the wilderness of Zin, were cave-dwellers arid shared the many caves in that country with their herds and flocks.
v. 22. And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam (or Homam, 1Ch_1:39); and Lotan's sister was Timna.
v. 23. And the children of Shobal were these: Alvan (or Alian, 1Ch_1:40),and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho (or Shephi, 1Ch_1:40),and Onam.
v. 24. And these are the children of Zibeon: both Ajah, and Anah; this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon, his father. While he had charge of his father's asses in the wilderness, he discovered some warm springs, a number of which are found in that country to this day.
v. 25. And the children of Anah were these: Dishon, and Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
v. 26. And these are the children of Dishon: Hemdan (or Amram, 1Ch_1:41),and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
v. 27. The children of Ezer are these: Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan (or Jakan, 1Ch_1:42).
v. 28. The children of Dishan are these: Uz, and Aran.
v. 29. These are the dukes that came of the Horites: Duke Lotan, Duke Shobal, Duke Zibeon, Duke Anah,
v. 30. Duke Dishon, Duke Ezer, Duke Dishan; these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir. These were all descendants of Seir, the Horite, as they were divided and called after their individual princes.