"And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness."
Horites: Inhabitants of Edom before the Edomites, contemporary with the early patriarchs.
The Horites, in the context of the Bible, were a group of people mentioned in the Old Testament.
The name "Horite" may be derived from the Hebrew word for "cave," suggesting that they might have been cave dwellers.
There are several mentions of the Horites in the Bible.
Genesis 14:6: In this passage, the Horites are mentioned in the context of a war involving several ancient kingdoms.
It describes the defeat of the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.
And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.
It includes a list of Horite chiefs, suggesting that the Horites were integrated into Edomite society.
20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah,
These are the chiefs descended from the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.
29 These are the chiefs descended from the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah,
These are the chiefs descended from the Horites, according to their various chiefs in the land of Seir.
Deuteronomy 2:12: This passage recounts how the Edomites, descended from Esau, lived in the land of Seir before displacing the Horites.
It says, "The Horites also dwelt in Seir formerly, but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them."
Horites: Inhabitants of Mount Seir, later displaced by the descendants of Esau.
The earlier victories over the Rephaim, Zuzim, Emim, and Horites demonstrate the might and reach of Chedorlaomer's coalition before they confront the kings of the Dead Sea area.
See also Rephaites, Zuzites, Emites, Horites and The Nephilim.
They name the Rephaims, the Zuzims, the Emims and the Horites, whom Chedorlaomer defeated.
And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim, And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.