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Zibeon

Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.

A Horite chief. Ancestor of Oholibamah, Esau’s wife. Father of Anah (Gen 36:14, 20, 24, 29; 1 Chr 1:38–40). He is listed as a Hivite in Gen 36:2.

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Zibeon, Son of Seir

Zibeon, Son of Seir (צִבְעוֹן‎, tsiv'on). A Horite chief. Ancestor of Oholibamah, Esau’s wife. Father of Anah (Gen 36:14, 20, 24, 29; 1 Chr 1:38–40). He is listed as a Hivite in Gen 36:2.

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Zibeon (Person)

ZIBEON (PERSON) [Heb ṣibʿôn (צִבְעֹון‎)]. 1. A clan name in the genealogy of Seir the Horite in Gen 36:20, 24, 29. Zibeon is listed as the third of four sons of Seir in these passages as well as in the parallel genealogy in 1 Chr 1:38, 40. He was the father of two sons, Aiah and Amah, and served as

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Zibeon

Zibeon. Ancestor of Oholibamah, the Canaanite wife of Esau (Gn 36:2, 14). He is listed as a Hivite in Genesis 36:2, but is probably the same as Zibeon the son of Seir the Horite (vv 20, 29; 1 Chr 1:38). Possibly “Hivite” designated his tribal affiliation, while “Horite” indicated the fact that he dwelt

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Zibeon

Zibeon zibʹē-ən [Heb. ṣiḇʿôn—‘hyena’]. Third son of Seir, and father of Aiah and Anah; a Horite clan chief (Gen. 36:2, 14, 20, 24, 29; 1 Ch. 1:38, 40). The MT calls him a “Hivite” in Gen. 36:2; this should be emended to read “Horite” (cf. NEB) with vv 20, 29 (see Hivites; Horites). In vv 2, 14 the

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Zibeon

ZIBEON Ancestor of Oholibamah, the Canaanite wife of Esau (Gn 36:2, 14). He is listed as a Hivite in Genesis 36:2 but is probably the same as Zibeon the son of Seir the Horite (Gn 36:20, 29; 1 Chr 1:38). Possibly “Hivite” designated his tribal affiliation, while “Horite” indicated the fact that he dwelt

The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)

Zibeon

Zibeon (zib´ee-uhn), the son of Seir the Horite and a chieftain of the Horites (Gen. 36:20, 29). He is identified as the ancestor of Esau’s wife (36:2), which establishes a relationship between the Horites and the Edomites. The reference to Zibeon as a Hivite in 36:2 is regarded as a textual error, since

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Zibeon

ZIBEON. son of Seir;. chieftain of the Horites, native inhabitants of Edom (Gen 36:20, 24, 29; 1 Chr 1:38, 40). He is probably the same as Zibeon the Hivite, grandfather of Aholibamah, one of Esau’s wives (Gen 36:2, 14). In Heb. the spelling of Hivite and Horite is similar, and some scholars think the

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Zibeon

Zibeon (Heb. ṣiḇʿôn)1. The father of Anah and the grandfather of Oholibamah, Esau’s wife (Gen. 36:14; called a Hivite at v. 2).2. A Horite clan chief, the third son of Seir (Gen. 36:20, 24, 29; 1 Chr. 2:38, 40).

Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

Zibeon

Zibeon [zĭbˊĭ ən] (Heb. ṣiḇ˓ôn “hyena”). The father of Anah, and the grandfather of Oholibamah, Esau’s wife (Gen. 36:14; called a Hivite at v. 2). He is probably the same as Zibeon the Horite clan chief and third son of Seir (vv. 20, 24, 29; 1 Chr. 1:38, 40); the Horites dwelt in Edom, the

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Zibeon

Zib´eon (robber), father of Anah, whose daughter Aholibamah was Esau’s wife. Gen. 36:2. (b.c. 1797.) Although called a Hivite, he is probably the same as Zibeon the son of Seir the Horite. vs. 20, 24, 29; 1 Chron. 1:38, 40.

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Zibeon

ZIB´EON (zibʹe-un). Father of Anah, whose daughter Oholibamah was Esau’s wife (Gen. 36:2). Although called a Hivite, he is probably the same as Zibeon, the son of Seir, the Horite (36:20, 24, 29; 1 Chron. 1:38, 40).

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Zibeon

Zibeon—robber; or dyed. (1.) A Hivite (Gen. 36:2).(2.) A Horite, and son of Seir (Gen. 36:20).