hebrew bible - Who were the Horites (Genesis 36:20)? - Biblical ...
Feb 5, 2022 · Hebrew word for Horites corresponds to the extrabiblical Hurrians, a non-Semitic people who migrated into the Fertile Crescent about 2000 B.C. The Hurrians created the Mitannian Empire …
genesis - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange
Feb 1, 2022 · We cannot say that the Zibeon of Gen 36:2 was a different Zibeon from that of 36:20, because the text goes on to say that this Zibeon sired Anah, who fathered “Aholibamah the daughter …
What's the connection between Sinai and Seir?
Alex, Saadia's answer is interesting. Indeed the mountain range on which Sinai is situated does extend from Arabia into Edom and Seir (that's what is seems like from google maps). So while it is a bit far …
Were Seir, Moab, and Ammon originally Canaanite lands given by …
May 17, 2025 · Questions: Does the identical “I have given it to them” language imply that Seir, Moab, and Ammon were originally part of “God’s land,” just like Canaan? Since the Emim, Rephaim, and …
genesis - How did Nephilim reappear after the flood? - Biblical ...
We all know that after Noah's flood, all living things on the earth were destroyed including the Nephilim from Genesis 6:4. It is presumed that one of the reasons God destroyed the earth was becaus...
(1 Chronicles 1) Why is Seir ancestorial lineage Missing from amongst ...
Sep 14, 2019 · --Why does Seir's name Abruptly show up as the various Adamic lineal descendants lineage are being described? In other words, who are the ancestors of Seir? 1 Chronicles 1:34-42 …
Questions about Esau and God's covenant with Abraham
May 16, 2025 · Is Seir part of Canaan? Deuteronomy 2.12 And in Seir dwelt the Horites aforetime, but the children of Esau succeeded them; and they destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their …
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Aug 13, 2021 · "We are told about "Nephilim" in Num. 13:32-33" — No, we are told that the scouts made up a story about seeing these legendary Nephilim. There is only one legitimate reference to Nephilim …
Who were Esau's wives? - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange
Jan 14, 2021 · At least two of Esau's wives were giants from the Hittite and Hivite Nephilim tribes described as 'daughters of Canaan,' in Genesis 36:1-2: "This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom). …
Why does Joshua 24:15 refer to the Amorites and not to the Canaanites ...
Jun 29, 2021 · They reached their zenith in the middle of the same millennium, but declined rapidly and merged with the newly arriving elements, the Horites, Hittites, Canaanites, Hebrews, Arameans and …