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Dishon

1. Seir’s fifth son and a Horite leader in Edom (Gn 36:21; 1 Chr 1:38), whose people were eventually displaced by the Edomites.

2. Grandson of Seir and son of Anah, a Horite leader. This Dishon was also the brother of Oholibamah, Esau’s wife (Gn 36:25; 1 Chr 1:41).

Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)The entry on this subject

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