These were the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
Parallel translations
- WEB These are the children of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
- KJV The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.
- BSB These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
- NASB These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
- NLT The descendants of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
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Quick answer
This names the three sons of Ezer, another Horite clan head. It adds to the genealogy of the native peoples of Edom.
Overview
Ezer's sons Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan are recorded as part of the Horite line. The continued listing reflects the completeness with which Genesis traces both Esau's family and the people they joined. It reminds the reader that the land of Edom had its own long history before Esau's descendants ruled it.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Gen 36:21Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.
- 1 Chr 1:38The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
- 1 Chr 1:42The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
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