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Zibeon

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(robber). A Horite and son of Seir (Gen. 36:2,24,29²Esau 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)
²⁴And 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)
²⁹These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah, (Genesis 36:29); 1 Chron. 1:38,40³⁸And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. (1 Chronicles 1:38)
⁴⁰The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah. (1 Chronicles 1:40)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. A Hivite, father of Anah and grandfather of Aholibamah, a wife of Esau (Gen. 36:2,14²Esau 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)).

2. Son of Seir and one of the dukes of the Horites (Gen. 36:20-29²⁰These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, ²¹And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. ²²And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna. ²³And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. ²⁴And 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. ²⁵And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. ²⁶And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. ²⁷The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan. ²⁸The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran. ²⁹These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah, (Genesis 36:20‑29); 1 Chron. 1:38,40³⁸And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. (1 Chronicles 1:38)
⁴⁰The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah. (1 Chronicles 1:40)). Some judge Nos. 1 and 2 to be the same person.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

6649 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Tsib`own

Phonic:

tsib-one’

Meaning:

from the same as 6648; variegated; Tsibon, an Idumaean

KJV Usage:

Zibeon

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

versicolor: dyer: hyena (?)

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

A garment of many colors; variegated:―father of Anah, Gen. 36:2. {Vestis versicoloris}