Bilhan

בִּלְהָן/BIL-han/

“Modest, or bashful (from the same root as Bilhah)”

Summary

The name of two men: a Horite chief descended from Seir, and a Benjamite son of Jediael.

☩Horite Chief

The first Bilhan was a Horite chief, son of Ezer and grandson of Seir, dwelling in Mount Seir in the land of Edom.

Key verses:Genesis 36:271 Chronicles 1:42

☩Benjamite

Another Bilhan was a Benjamite, son of Jediael and father of seven sons who were heads of their fathers' houses. Through his son Ehud, he appears to have been descended from Benjamin's son Bela.

Key verses:1 Chronicles 7:10

Related Verses3 mentions

1 Chronicles· 2 verses

1:42 7:10

Genesis· 1 verse

36:27

References

1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Bilhan," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Bilhan," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).