Accueil Personnages Timna Timna was a concubine to Eliphaz, who was the son of Esau. She was the mother of Amalek, the ancestor of the Amalekites, a people who later became one of Israel's most persistent enemies. Timna is also mentioned as a sister of the Horite chief Lotan.
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Événements clés Timna is mentioned as a concubine to Eliphaz, the son of Esau. Through this connection, she became linked to Esau's lineage.
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. héb וְתִמְנַ֣ע ׀ הָיְתָ֣ה פִילֶ֗גֶשׁ לֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙ בֶּן־עֵשָׂ֔ו וַתֵּ֥לֶד לֶאֱלִיפַ֖ז אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֑ק אֵ֕לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י עָדָ֖ה אֵ֥שֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃
Timna bore Amalek to Eliphaz. Amalek became the ancestor of the Amalekites, a people who later became one of Israel's bitterest enemies.
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. héb וְתִמְנַ֣ע ׀ הָיְתָ֣ה פִילֶ֗גֶשׁ לֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙ בֶּן־עֵשָׂ֔ו וַתֵּ֥לֶד לֶאֱלִיפַ֖ז אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֑ק אֵ֕לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י עָדָ֖ה אֵ֥שֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃
Timna is identified as the sister of Lotan, one of the Horite chiefs in the land of Seir. This shows her connection to the Horites.
22 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam, and Lotan's sister was Timna. héb וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־לוֹטָ֖ן חֹרִ֣י וְהֵימָ֑ם וַאֲח֥וֹת לוֹטָ֖ן תִּמְנָֽע׃
In Chronicles, Timna's place in the genealogy is repeated as Eliphaz's concubine and mother of Amalek, emphasizing her role in tribal history.
36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek. héb בְּנֵ֖י אֱלִיפָ֑ז תֵּימָ֤ן וְאוֹמָר֙ צְפִ֣י וְגַעְתָּ֔ם קְנַ֖ז וְתִמְנָ֥ע וַעֲמָלֵֽק׃ ס
Timna's brother Lotan is mentioned among the Horite chiefs who lived in the land of Seir before Esau's descendants took over the area.
20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who lived in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, héb 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. héb וְדִשׁ֥וֹן וְאֵ֖צֶר וְדִישָׁ֑ן אֵ֣לֶּה אַלּוּפֵ֧י הַחֹרִ֛י בְּנֵ֥י שֵׂעִ֖יר בְּאֶ֥רֶץ אֱדֽוֹם׃
22 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam, and Lotan's sister was Timna. héb וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־לוֹטָ֖ן חֹרִ֣י וְהֵימָ֑ם וַאֲח֥וֹת לוֹטָ֖ן תִּמְנָֽע׃
29 These were the Horite chiefs: Chief Lotan, Chief Shobal, Chief Zibeon, Chief Anah, héb אֵ֖לֶּה אַלּוּפֵ֣י הַחֹרִ֑י אַלּ֤וּף לוֹטָן֙ אַלּ֣וּף שׁוֹבָ֔ל אַלּ֥וּף צִבְע֖וֹן אַלּ֥וּף עֲנָֽה׃
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