Edomite living at the time of the Patriarchs
Eshban was a son of Dishon and a Horite chief who lived in the land of Seir.
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Eshban was a son of Dishon, a Horite chief who lived in the land of Seir (Gen.36.26; 1Ch.1.41). The Horites were the original inhabitants of Seir before the descendants of Esau dispossessed them (Deu.2.12).
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(wise man), a Horite; one of the four sons of Dishon. (Genesis 36:26; 1 Chronicles 1:41)
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2 verses in 2 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H0790
These are the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
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