Dishon

Descendant of Seir the Horite, son of Anah

A written article for Dishon is still to come. Below and alongside: where Dishon appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 2000 BC
    1700 BC
  • Dishon
    1853 BC to 1756 BC

Original word

  • דִּישׁוֹן dishon
    H1787
Relationships
Son: Cheran Son: Eshban Son: Hemdan Son: Ithran Father: Seir Brother: Anah Brother: Dishan Brother: Ezer Brother: Lotan Brother: Shobal Sister: Timna Brother: Zibeon
Citations
“Dishon.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Dishon appears in Scripture

Genesis 36

וְדִשׁוֹן וְאֵצֶר וְדִישָׁן אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי הַֽחֹרִי בְּנֵי שֵׂעִיר בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדֽוֹם׃
21
And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.
וְאֵלֶּה בְנֵֽי-עֲנָה דִּשֹׁן וְאָהֳלִֽיבָמָה בַּת-עֲנָֽה׃
25
And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.
אַלּוּף דִּשֹׁן אַלּוּף אֵצֶר אַלּוּף דִּישָׁן אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי הַֽחֹרִי לְאַלֻּֽפֵיהֶם בְּאֶרֶץ שֵׂעִֽיר׃
30
Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.

1 Chronicles 1

וּבְנֵי שֵׂעִיר לוֹטָן וְשׁוֹבָל וְצִבְעוֹן וַֽעֲנָה וְדִישֹׁן וְאֵצֶר וְדִישָֽׁן׃
38
And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.
בְּנֵי עֲנָה דִּישׁוֹן וּבְנֵי דִישׁוֹן חַמְרָן וְאֶשְׁבָּן וְיִתְרָן וּכְרָֽן׃
41
The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
בְּֽנֵי-אֵצֶר בִּלְהָן וְזַֽעֲוָן יַֽעֲקָן בְּנֵי דִישׁוֹן עוּץ וַֽאֲרָֽן׃
42
The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.