Person Old Testament
Ezer
Ezer was a Horite chief in the land of Seir, a son of Seir the Horite. Mentioned in 5 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 36:21.
Why it matters. Horite chief in Seir; son of Seir the Horite.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Ezer
Ezer was one of the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land of Seir before the descendants of Esau (Gen.36.21; 1Ch.1.38). He was a Horite chief and is mentioned among the leaders of the Horite clans (Gen.36.30; 1Ch.1.42). The Horites were the original inhabitants of Seir, but they were later dispossessed by the descendants of Esau (Deu.2.12). Ezer had three sons: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan (Gen.36.27; 1Ch.1.42).
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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Appears in Scripture
Named in 5 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.