Accueil Personnages Phenon Phenon was one of the tribal chieftains (allufim) in Edom, a descendant of Esau. He is mentioned in the genealogies in Genesis and 1 Chronicles as one of the chieftains of Edom. He represents one of the clans that made up the Edomite people in the southern Canaan region.
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Événements clés Phainon is listed as one of the tribal chiefs descended from Esau in the land of Edom. The list shows the various clans that made up the Edomite people.
40 These are the names of the chiefs descended from Esau, by their clans and their regions, name by name: Chief Timna, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth, héb וְ֠אֵלֶּה שְׁמ֞וֹת אַלּוּפֵ֤י עֵשָׂו֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם לִמְקֹמֹתָ֖ם בִּשְׁמֹתָ֑ם אַלּ֥וּף תִּמְנָ֛ע אַלּ֥וּף עַֽלְוָ֖ה אַלּ֥וּף יְתֵֽת׃
41 Chief Oholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon, héb אַלּ֧וּף אָהֳלִיבָמָ֛ה אַלּ֥וּף אֵלָ֖ה אַלּ֥וּף פִּינֹֽן׃
Phainon is mentioned again in 1 Chronicles in the enumeration of Edom's chiefs, confirming his place in Edom's tribal structure.
52 chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, héb אַלּ֧וּף אָהֳלִיבָמָ֛ה אַלּ֥וּף אֵלָ֖ה אַלּ֥וּף פִּינֹֽן׃
Phainon belonged to the broader context of Esau's descendants who settled in the mountains of Seir and formed the nation of Edom.
1 This is the family history of Esau, that is, Edom. héb וְאֵ֛לֶּה תֹּלְד֥וֹת עֵשָׂ֖ו ה֥וּא אֱדֽוֹם׃
8 So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir. Esau is Edom. héb וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב עֵשָׂו֙ בְּהַ֣ר שֵׂעִ֔יר עֵשָׂ֖ו ה֥וּא אֱדֽוֹם׃
9 This is the family history of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir. héb וְאֵ֛לֶּה תֹּלְד֥וֹת עֵשָׂ֖ו אֲבִ֣י אֱד֑וֹם בְּהַ֖ר שֵׂעִֽיר׃
Phainon was part of a chiefdom system where each tribal leader represented a clan or territory within Edom, an early form of political organization.
40 These are the names of the chiefs descended from Esau, by their clans and their regions, name by name: Chief Timna, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth, héb וְ֠אֵלֶּה שְׁמ֞וֹת אַלּוּפֵ֤י עֵשָׂו֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם לִמְקֹמֹתָ֖ם בִּשְׁמֹתָ֑ם אַלּ֥וּף תִּמְנָ֛ע אַלּ֥וּף עַֽלְוָ֖ה אַלּ֥וּף יְתֵֽת׃
41 Chief Oholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon, héb אַלּ֧וּף אָהֳלִיבָמָ֛ה אַלּ֥וּף אֵלָ֖ה אַלּ֥וּף פִּינֹֽן׃
42 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar, héb אַלּ֥וּף קְנַ֛ז אַלּ֥וּף תֵּימָ֖ן אַלּ֥וּף מִבְצָֽר׃
43 Chief Magdiel, Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. This was Esau, the father of the Edomites. héb אַלּ֥וּף מַגְדִּיאֵ֖ל אַלּ֣וּף עִירָ֑ם אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ אַלּוּפֵ֣י אֱד֗וֹם לְמֹֽשְׁבֹתָם֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ אֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם ה֥וּא עֵשָׂ֖ו אֲבִ֥י אֱדֽוֹם׃ פ
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