Alvan

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

ALVAN or ALIAN. Genesis 36:23; 1 Chronicles 1:40.

Holman Bible Dictionary

Genesis 36:23 1 Chronicles 1:40

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

ALVAN . Son of Shobal, a Horite ( Genesis 36:23 ); called in 1 Chronicles 1:40 Alian , in Genesis 36:40 Alvah , 1 Chronicles 1:51 Aliah , one of the ‘dukes’ of Edom.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

See ALIAN.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Al'van. (tall). A Horite, son of Shobal, Genesis 36:23, written Alian in 1 Chronicles 1:40.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

al´van ( עלון , ‛alwān , "tall"?): A son of Shobal, the Horite ( Genesis 36:23 ). In 1 Chronicles 1:40 the name is written Alian, Septuagint Ωλάμ , Olam ̌ . It is probably the same as Alvah of Genesis 36:23 , which appears in 1 Chronicles 1:51 as Aliah.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Hebrew Alvan', עִלְוָן , tall; Sept. Γωλάμ ), the first named of the five sons of Shobal the Horite, of Mount Seir ( Genesis 36:23); called less correctly ALIAN (See Alian) (Hebrew Alyane', עִלְיָן, Sept. Ι᾿ωλάμ ) in the parallel passage ( 1 Chronicles 1:40). B.C. cir. 1927.