Person Old Testament
Hemam
Also known as Hemam =ESV, KJV; Homam =NIV, Homam =NIV, KJV; Hemam =ESV
Hemam was a descendant of Seir the Horite, mentioned in the genealogies of Esau. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 36:22.
Why it matters. A descendant of Seir the Horite.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Hemam
Hemam is mentioned in the genealogies of Esau, the son of Isaac and brother of Israel (or 'Jacob'), in Genesis and 1 Chronicles. He was a descendant of Seir the Horite, the original inhabitants of the land of Seir (Edom) before Esau's descendants settled there (Gen.36.22; 1Ch.1.39). The Horites were a people group that lived in the region of Seir prior to the Edomites. Hemam is listed among the sons of Lotan, one of the sons of Seir. No further details about Hemam's life or role are provided in the Bible. (1Ch.1.39; Gen.36.22).
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.