Bible Strands
Genesis 36:22
The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator continues a genealogical inventory of the Horite clans inhabiting Seir, following the list of Seir’s descendants in Genesis 36:21 and preceding the record of Shobal’s sons in Genesis 36:23. The passage operates as a factual register within a broader tribal census.
The words — The phrase בְנֵי־לוֹטָן (benei-Lotan) literally means “sons of Lotan,” establishing direct patrilineal descent. The verb וַיִּהְיוּ (va-yihyu) functions as a simple copula, translating to “were” or “became,” and marks identity rather than action.
The thread — This lineage is repeated verbatim in 1 Chronicles 1:39, demonstrating the transmission of Edomite clan names across separate biblical records. The Horite descendants of Seir are also cataloged in Genesis 36:20 and 29 as the region’s original inhabitants.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to accept unembellished tribal documentation as the foundation of biblical history. It asks for recognition that scriptural narrative grounds its claims in recorded ancestry rather than symbolic invention.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 1:39 The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.