Dishan דִּישָׁן

Edomite. Dishan was a descendant of Seir the Horite, mentioned in the genealogies of Esau's family.

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Also called Dishon.

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Where Dishan appears

Genesis (3), 1 Chronicles (2)

Key verses

• Genesis 36:21 first mention — And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.
• Genesis 36:28 — The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran.
• Genesis 36:30 — Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.
• 1 Chronicles 1:38 — And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.
• 1 Chronicles 1:42 — The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.

Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.