Home People Hemam Hemam was a son of Lotan, who was a son of Seir the Horite. He is mentioned in the genealogies in Genesis and 1 Chronicles as part of the original inhabitants of Edom's land, the Horites, who lived in the mountains of Seir before the Edomites took over the area.
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Key events Hemam is mentioned as a son of Lotan, the firstborn son of Seir, in the genealogy of the Horite chiefs who lived in the land of Seir.
22 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam, and Lotan's sister was Timna. Heb וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־לוֹטָ֖ן חֹרִ֣י וְהֵימָ֑ם וַאֲח֥וֹת לוֹטָ֖ן תִּמְנָֽע׃
Hemam belonged to the original Horite peoples who inhabited the mountains of Seir before Esau's descendants drove them out.
20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who lived in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Heb אֵ֤לֶּה בְנֵֽי־שֵׂעִיר֙ הַחֹרִ֔י יֹשְׁבֵ֖י הָאָ֑רֶץ לוֹטָ֥ן וְשׁוֹבָ֖ל וְצִבְע֥וֹן וַעֲנָֽה׃
21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the Horite chiefs, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom. Heb וְדִשׁ֥וֹן וְאֵ֖צֶר וְדִישָׁ֑ן אֵ֣לֶּה אַלּוּפֵ֧י הַחֹרִ֛י בְּנֵ֥י שֵׂעִ֖יר בְּאֶ֥רֶץ אֱדֽוֹם׃
29 These were the Horite chiefs: Chief Lotan, Chief Shobal, Chief Zibeon, Chief Anah, Heb אֵ֖לֶּה אַלּוּפֵ֣י הַחֹרִ֑י אַלּ֤וּף לוֹטָן֙ אַלּ֣וּף שׁוֹבָ֔ל אַלּ֥וּף צִבְע֖וֹן אַלּ֥וּף עֲנָֽה׃
In 1 Chronicles, the genealogy is repeated, where Hemam is referred to as Homam, a variant of the name, as the son of Lotan.
39 The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and Lotan's sister was Timna. Heb וּבְנֵ֥י לוֹטָ֖ן חֹרִ֣י וְהוֹמָ֑ם וַאֲח֥וֹת לוֹטָ֖ן תִּמְנָֽע׃ ס
In connection with Hemam's family, it is mentioned that Timna was Lotan's sister, she who became the concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz and mother of Amalek.
22 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam, and Lotan's sister was Timna. Heb וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־לוֹטָ֖ן חֹרִ֣י וְהֵימָ֑ם וַאֲח֥וֹת לוֹטָ֖ן תִּמְנָֽע׃
12 Timna was a concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the descendants of Esau's wife Adah. Heb וְתִמְנַ֣ע ׀ הָיְתָ֣ה פִילֶ֗גֶשׁ לֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙ בֶּן־עֵשָׂ֔ו וַתֵּ֥לֶד לֶאֱלִיפַ֖ז אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֑ק אֵ֕לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י עָדָ֖ה אֵ֥שֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃
Mentioned in the Bible (2)