Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 1:38
The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records a genealogical register for a community tracing ancestral ties to the Edomite region. The text lists seven names without narrative commentary or direct address.
The words — The term שֵׂעִיר (se'ir) identifies the patriarch whose lineage is enumerated, while בְּנֵי (benei) literally means "sons of," establishing direct descent.
The thread — The text explicitly names Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. This exact sequence appears in Genesis 36:20 and continues in 1 Chronicles 1:39 with Lotan’s offspring.
Why it lands — The text establishes recorded descent as the basis for tribal and regional identity. It requires the reader to verify ancestral boundaries and acknowledge lineage as historical fact.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.
Cross-references
- Genesis 36:20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,