Hori חֹרִי
A Horite people group.
Biography
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 Gen.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 (Gen.36.20-21, 29-30). This genealogy suggests that the Horites were a distinct people group with their own clans and leaders.
According to Deu.2.12 and Deu.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 1Ch.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.
Family
In Scripture
3 biblical books ; 2 with study contentGenesis 5 verses
- Genesis 36:22
"The children of Lotan were Hori and Heman. Lotan’s sister was Timna."
Study Genesis → - Genesis 36:30
"chief Dishon, chief Ezer, and chief Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir."
Study Genesis → - Genesis 14:6
"and the Horites in their Mount Seir, to El Paran, which is by the wilderness."
Study Genesis → - Genesis 36:20
"These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,"
Study Genesis → - Genesis 36:21
"Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom."
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1 Chronicles 1 verse
- 1 Chronicles 1:39
"The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and Timna was Lotan’s sister."
Deuteronomy 2 verses
- Deuteronomy 2:12
"The Horites also lived in Seir in the past, but the children of Esau succeeded them. They destroyed them from before them, and lived in their place, as Israel did to the land of his possession, which Yahweh gave to them.)"
Study Deuteronomy → - Deuteronomy 2:22
"as he did for the children of Esau who dwell in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites from before them; and they succeeded them, and lived in their place even to this day."
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Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | חֹרִי | H2753H |
| (same form as previous) | Hebrew | חֹרִי | H2753H |
| Group | Hebrew | חֹרִי | H2752 |