A Horite people group.
Hori
Named in 9 verses across 3 books, first in Genesis 14:6.
חֹרִיHori
חֹרִיHorite
Also called Horite.
The name means “a prince; freeborn.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Hori Written by AI
The Horites were a people group mentioned in the Bible who inhabited the region of Seir, also known as Edom, before the descendants of Esau (the Edomites) settled there. They are first mentioned in Genesis 14:6, where they are described as living in the hill country of Seir. In Genesis 36, the Horites are listed among the descendants of Seir the Horite (Genesis 36:20 to 21). This genealogy suggests that the Horites were a distinct people group with their own clans and leaders. According to Deuteronomy 2:12 and Deuteronomy 2:22, the Horites previously lived in Seir but were later dispossessed by the descendants of Esau. This indicates that the Edomites conquered or absorbed the Horite population as they established themselves in the region. The Horites are also mentioned in 1 Chronicles 1:39, which parallels the genealogy found in Genesis 36. Although little is known about the Horite culture and society, their mention in the Bible provides insight into the various people groups that inhabited the region of Seir before the Israelites and the Edomites. It also demonstrates the fulfillment of God's promise to give the land to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel (or 'Jacob'), even as other nations were displaced.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Where the Bible names him
- Genesis 14:6
and the Horites in the area of Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is near the desert.
- Genesis 36:20
These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
- Genesis 36:21
Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.
- Genesis 36:22
The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.
- Genesis 36:29
These are the chiefs of the Horites: Chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
- Genesis 36:30
Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, according to their divisions in the land of Seir.
- Deuteronomy 2:12
The Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out. They destroyed the Horites from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land that the LORD gave them as their possession.)
- Deuteronomy 2:22
just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day.
- 1 Chronicles 1:39
The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.