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Hori

חֹרִי/HOR-eye/

“Cave-dweller or troglodyte”

Summary

Hori is the name of two men in Scripture: a son of Lotan descended from Seir the Horite, and the father of Shaphat who was sent to spy out Canaan.

☩Son of Lotan

Hori was a son of Lotan and grandson of Seir, of the aboriginal inhabitants of Idumea called Horites. The Horites were troglodytes or cave-dwellers who inhabited Mount Seir before Esau's descendants dispossessed them. The remarkable caves near Petra may be evidence of their craftsmanship as excavators.

Key verses:Genesis 36:22Genesis 36:301 Chronicles 1:39

☩Father of Shaphat

A second Hori was the father of Shaphat, who represented the tribe of Simeon among the twelve spies sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan.

Key verses:Numbers 13:5

Related Verses4 mentions

Genesis· 2 verses

36:2236:30

1 Chronicles· 1 verse

1:39

Numbers· 1 verse

13:5

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Hori," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Hori," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
  3. 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Hori," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).