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Dishan

Mentioned 1852–1755 BC traditional (Jones)

Antelope, the youngest son of Seir the Horite, head of one of the tribes of Idumaea (Gen. 36:21, 28, 30).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Father
Seir
Children
Aran, Uz
Siblings
Anah, Dishon, Ezer, Lotan, Shobal, Timna, Zibeon
Tagged in
5 verses

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.

Places

Places named in the same verses as Dishan, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.

  1. location not graded: Edom1
  2. location not graded: Seir1

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1877–1730 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

5 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. Genesis3
  2. 1 Chronicles2

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBDishan 5
KJVDishan 5
ASVDishan 5

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Every verse

All 5 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

Genesis3 verses
  1. 36:21

    Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.

  2. 36:28

    These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

  3. 36:30

    Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, according to their divisions in the land of Seir.

1 Chronicles2 verses
  1. 1:38

    The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

  2. 1:42

    The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

Antelope, the youngest son of Seir the Horite, head of one of the tribes of Idumaea (Gen. 36:21, 28, 30).