Bible Strands
Genesis 36:21
Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator concludes a genealogical register of the Horite leaders dwelling in Edom, positioned between the enumeration of Seir’s sons and the detailed listing of Lotan’s descendants.
The words — אַלּוּפֵי ('a.lu.Fei) renders literally as "chiefs" or "tribal heads," identifying the administrative leaders of the Horite clans descended from Seir.
The thread — This Horite leadership structure appears in the territorial succession records of Deuteronomy 2:12 and 22, where Esau’s descendants displace the Horites from their ancestral holdings.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to track documented tribal succession and territorial transfer, demonstrating how covenant history advances through recorded genealogies and political shifts.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.