Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 1:39
The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text functions as a genealogical register detailing the descendants of Seir the Horite, specifically isolating the lineage of his son Lotan and his sister Timna.
The words — The Hebrew word בְּנֵי (benei) literally means "sons of," while אֲח֥וֹת (achot) translates to "sister," establishing the exact familial relationships recorded.
The thread — This entry parallels Genesis 36:22, which similarly identifies Hori and Hemam as Lotan’s sons and Timna as his sister, while Deuteronomy 2:12 and 2:22 note the Horites' former residence in Seir.
Why it lands — The passage requires a reader to recognize the precise tribal and familial structure of Seir's descendants without assigning unverified birth orders or conflating variant textual names.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan’s sister.
Cross-references
- Genesis 36:22 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.
- Deuteronomy 2:12 The Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out. They destroyed the Horites from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land that the LORD gave them as their possession.)
- Deuteronomy 2:22 just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day.