Birth & Death: (not stated)

Father & Mother: (not named)

Sons: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Ezer and Dishan

Daughter: Timna

Seir's grandsons according to 1 Chronicles 1:39-42:
Lotan > Hori and Homam
Shobal > Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam
Zibeon > Aiah and Anah
Anah > Dishon > Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Keran
Ezer > Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan
Dishan > Uz and Aran

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Seir appears in Genesis 36:20-30. His parents aren't named. Esau's descendants (Edomites) appear to have been occupants of a hill region named after him. Seir was called a Horite. Horites are mentioned during the rescue of Lot in Genesis 14 then again in Deuteronomy 2:12, 22. A grandson of Seir's is named Hori. It's unclear if the Horites were possibly descendants of Hori. Only one other person named Hori shows in Numbers 13:5; but, that was in the time of Moses. Most references of Seir are geographic references named after him.

Genesis 32:3; 33:14, 16
Deuteronomy 1:44; 2:1, 5, 8, 12, 22, 29; 33:2
Numbers 24:18
Joshua 11:17; 12:7
Judges 5:4
2 Chronicles 20:23
Ezekiel 25:8

Genesis 14:6; 36:8, 9
Deuteronomy 1:2, 44; 2:4
Joshua 15:10; 24:4
1 Chronicles 4:42
2 Chronicles 20:10, 22
Isaiah 21:11
Ezekiel 35:2-3, 7, 15

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