Person Old Testament
Lotan
Lotan, a son of Seir the Horite and a chief of Edom. Mentioned in 5 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 36:20.
Why it matters. Son of Seir the Horite; chief of Edom
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Lotan
Lotan was a son of Seir the Horite and a chief of the land of Edom (Gen.36.20,29; 1Ch.1.38). He had a sister named Timna (Gen.36.22; 1Ch.1.39). Lotan is listed among the descendants of Esau who settled in the region of Seir (Gen.36.20-30; 1Ch.1.38-42). The Horites were the original inhabitants of Seir before Esau's descendants displaced them (Deut 2.12). As a chief of Edom, Lotan likely held a position of authority and influence among his people.
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
- Seir
Appears in Scripture
Named in 5 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.