Zibeon

Zibeon (Zib´ee-uhn; Heb., meaning uncertain, perhaps “hyena”)

The son of Seir the Horite and a chieftain of the Horites (Gen 36:20; Gen 36:29). He is identified as the ancestor of Esau’s wife (Gen 36:2), which reveals a relationship between the Horites and the Edomites.

Gen 36:20

20These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

Gen 36:29

29These are the clans of the Horites: the clans Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

Gen 36:2

2Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah son of Zibeon the Hivite,

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