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From: Concise Bible Dictionary: A By: George A. Morrish

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1. Daughter of Zibeon, a Hivite (Gen. 36:2,14,18²Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; (Genesis 36:2)
¹⁴And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. (Genesis 36:14)
¹⁸And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. (Genesis 36:18)).

2. Son of Seir the Horite (Gen. 36:20,25,29²⁰These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, (Genesis 36:20)
²⁵And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. (Genesis 36:25)
²⁹These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah, (Genesis 36:29); 1 Chron. 1:38,41³⁸And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. (1 Chronicles 1:38)
⁴¹The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. (1 Chronicles 1:41)).

3. Son of Zibeon, son of Seir (Gen. 36:24²⁴And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father. (Genesis 36:24); 1 Chron. 1:40⁴⁰The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah. (1 Chronicles 1:40)).

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