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