Lotan ( he, , ''Lōṭān''), the eldest son of Seir the
Horite
The Horites ( he, ''Ḥōrīm''), were a people mentioned in the Torah (, ) inhabiting areas around Mount Seir in Canaan ().
Name
According to Archibald Sayce (1915), the Horites have been identified with references in Egyptian inscriptions t ...
, was the first-listed of seven chief of the Horites in the land of Seir in Genesis 36. He had two sons, Hori and Hemam.
Esau
Esau ''Ēsaû''; la, Hesau, Esau; ar, عِيسَوْ ''‘Īsaw''; meaning "hairy"Easton, M. ''Illustrated Bible Dictionary'', (, , 2006, p. 236 or "rough".Mandel, D. ''The Ultimate Who's Who in the Bible'', (.), 2007, p. 175 is the elder son o ...
's son
Eliphaz
Eliphaz ( "My Elohim is gold", Standard Hebrew Elifaz, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĔlîp̄az / ʾĔlîp̄āz) was the first-born son of Esau and his wife Adah. He had six sons, of whom Omar was the firstborn, and the others were Teman, Zepho, Gatam, ...
married Lotan's sister
Timna
Timna ( Qatabānic: , romanized: , ; ar, تمنع, translit=Timnaʿ) is an ancient city in Yemen, the capital of the Qataban kingdom; it is distinct from a valley in southern Israel that shares the same name.
During ancient times, Timna was an ...
, who gave birth to
Amalek.
The kibbutz
Lotan
Lotan (Ugaritic language, Ugaritic: 𐎍𐎚𐎐''-ltn'', transliterated
''Lôtān'', ''Litan'', or ''Litānu'', meaning "coiled") is a servant of the sea god Yam (god), Yam defeated by the storm god Hadad, Hadad-Baʿal in the Ugaritic ''Ba ...
in Israel is named after him.
References
* Butler, Trent C. Editor.. "Entry for 'LOTAN'". "Holman Bible Dictionary".
. 1991.
* Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'TIMNA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". . 1915.
* Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'LOTAN'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". . 1915.
* Genesis 36
* I Chronicles 1:38
Book of Genesis people
{{Hebrew-Bible-stub