Person Old Testament
Aran
Aran was a descendant of Seir the Horite, mentioned in the genealogies of Esau's family and the Horite clans. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 36:28.
Why it matters. Son of Dishan, descendant of Seir the Horite
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Aran
Aran is mentioned in the genealogies found in Genesis 36 and 1Chronicles 1, which record the descendants of Esau and the Horite clans. He is listed as one of the sons of Dishan, who was a son of Seir the Horite. The Horites were the original inhabitants of the land of Seir, which was later inhabited by the descendants of Esau, also known as the Edomites. The genealogies provide a record of the family lines and clans that lived in the region. Apart from these mentions in the genealogical lists, no further information is given about Aran, son of Dishan, in the biblical text.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.