Person Old Testament
Cheran
Also known as Cheran =ESV, KJV; Keran =NIV
Cheran was a son of Dishon and a descendant of Esau. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 36:26.
Why it matters. Son of Dishon, descendant of Esau
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Cheran
Cheran is mentioned in Gen.36.26 and 1Ch.1.41 as one of the sons of Dishon, who was a descendant of Esau. Esau was the son of Isaac and the twin brother of Israel (or 'Jacob'). The passages list the descendants of Esau, who became the Edomites, and Cheran is named among the clan leaders.
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.
- Parents
- Dishon
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.