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Eshban

אֶשְׁבָּן/ESH-ban/

“Perhaps 'thoughtful' or 'intelligent'”

Summary

A Horite chief, the second son of Dishan, grandson of Seir.

☩Horite Chief

Eshban was the second named of the four sons of Dishan (or Dishon), who was a son of Seir the Horite. The Horites were the aboriginal inhabitants of Mount Seir (Edom) before Esau's descendants dispossessed them and settled there. The genealogies of the Horite chiefs are preserved because of their importance in understanding the early history of the region that became Edom.

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.James Orr (ed.), "Eshban," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. II (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).