Zibeon
Hivite grandfather of Esau's wife Oholibamah
A written article for Zibeon is still to come. Below and alongside: where Zibeon appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.
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2000 BC1700 BC
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Zibeon1853 BC to 1756 BC
Original word
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צִבְעוֹן zibeonH6649
Citations
“Zibeon.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
Where Zibeon appears in Scripture
עֵשָׂו לָקַח אֶת-נָשָׁיו מִבְּנוֹת כְּנָעַן אֶת-עָדָה בַּת-אֵילוֹן הַֽחִתִּי וְאֶת-אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה בַּת-עֲנָה בַּת-צִבְעוֹן הַֽחִוִּֽי׃
Esau 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;
וְאֵלֶּה הָיוּ בְּנֵי אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה בַת-עֲנָה בַּת-צִבְעוֹן אֵשֶׁת עֵשָׂו וַתֵּלֶד לְעֵשָׂו אֶת-(יעיש) יְעוּשׁ וְאֶת-יַעְלָם וְאֶת-קֹֽרַח׃
And 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.
אֵלֶּה בְנֵֽי-שֵׂעִיר הַֽחֹרִי יֹֽשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ לוֹטָן וְשׁוֹבָל וְצִבְעוֹן וַֽעֲנָֽה׃
These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
וְאֵלֶּה בְנֵֽי-צִבְעוֹן וְאַיָּה וַֽעֲנָה הוּא עֲנָה אֲשֶׁר מָצָא אֶת-הַיֵּמִם בַּמִּדְבָּר בִּרְעֹתוֹ אֶת-הַֽחֲמֹרִים לְצִבְעוֹן אָבִֽיו׃
And 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.
אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי הַֽחֹרִי אַלּוּף לוֹטָן אַלּוּף שׁוֹבָל אַלּוּף צִבְעוֹן אַלּוּף עֲנָֽה׃
These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,
וּבְנֵי שֵׂעִיר לוֹטָן וְשׁוֹבָל וְצִבְעוֹן וַֽעֲנָה וְדִישֹׁן וְאֵצֶר וְדִישָֽׁן׃
And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.
בְּנֵי שׁוֹבָל עַלְיָן וּמָנַחַת וְעֵיבָל שְׁפִי וְאוֹנָם וּבְנֵי צִבְעוֹן אַיָּה וַֽעֲנָֽה׃
The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.