Hem Personer Lotan Lotan was a Horite tribal chieftain (clan leader) in the land of Seir (Edom). He is mentioned in the genealogies in Genesis and 1 Chronicles as one of Seir's sons. His sister Timna became the concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz and the mother of Amalek.
Nyckelhändelser Lotan is listed as one of Seir's sons, the Horite clan chiefs who lived in the land of Seir before the Edomites took over the area.
20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who lived in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, hebr 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. hebr וְדִשׁ֥וֹן וְאֵ֖צֶר וְדִישָׁ֑ן אֵ֣לֶּה אַלּוּפֵ֧י הַחֹרִ֛י בְּנֵ֥י שֵׂעִ֖יר בְּאֶ֥רֶץ אֱדֽוֹם׃
Lotan's sons Hori and Hemam are listed in the genealogy of the Horites in the region of Seir.
22 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam, and Lotan's sister was Timna. hebr וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־לוֹטָ֖ן חֹרִ֣י וְהֵימָ֑ם וַאֲח֥וֹת לוֹטָ֖ן תִּמְנָֽע׃
Lotan's sister Timna became a concubine to Eliphaz, Esau's son, and bore Amalek. This connection links the Horites 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. hebr וְתִמְנַ֣ע ׀ הָיְתָ֣ה פִילֶ֗גֶשׁ לֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙ בֶּן־עֵשָׂ֔ו וַתֵּ֥לֶד לֶאֱלִיפַ֖ז אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֑ק אֵ֕לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י עָדָ֖ה אֵ֥שֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃
22 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam, and Lotan's sister was Timna. hebr וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־לוֹטָ֖ן חֹרִ֣י וְהֵימָ֑ם וַאֲח֥וֹת לוֹטָ֖ן תִּמְנָֽע׃
Lotan is mentioned among the Horite clan chiefs who had their territories in the land of Seir.
29 These were the Horite chiefs: Chief Lotan, Chief Shobal, Chief Zibeon, Chief Anah, hebr אֵ֖לֶּה אַלּוּפֵ֣י הַחֹרִ֑י אַלּ֤וּף לוֹטָן֙ אַלּ֣וּף שׁוֹבָ֔ל אַלּ֥וּף צִבְע֖וֹן אַלּ֥וּף עֲנָֽה׃
Lotan's lineage and his sons Hori and Homam (a variant of Hemam) are repeated in the genealogical records of Chronicles.
38 The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. hebr וּבְנֵ֣י שֵׂעִ֔יר לוֹטָ֥ן וְשׁוֹבָ֖ל וְצִבְע֣וֹן וֽ͏ַעֲנָ֑ה וְדִישֹׁ֥ן וְאֵ֖צֶר וְדִישָֽׁן׃
39 The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and Lotan's sister was Timna. hebr וּבְנֵ֥י לוֹטָ֖ן חֹרִ֣י וְהוֹמָ֑ם וַאֲח֥וֹת לוֹטָ֖ן תִּמְנָֽע׃ ס