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Cheran

כְּרָן/KEE-ran/

“Harp or lyre”

Summary

A Horite clan chief, listed as one of the sons of Dishon in the genealogy of Seir.

☩Genealogy

Cheran was the last named of the four sons of Dishon, who was a Horite 'duke' or clan chief descended from Seir the Horite, the aboriginal inhabitants of the region later known as Edom. The Horites ('cave-dwellers') inhabited Mount Seir before being dispossessed by the descendants of Esau. Cheran appears in both the Genesis and Chronicles genealogies of the Horite clans.

Key verses:Genesis 36:261 Chronicles 1:41

Related Verses2 mentions

Genesis· 1 verse

36:26

1 Chronicles· 1 verse

1:41

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Cheran," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. II (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Cheran," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  3. 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Cheran," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).