Dishan

Holman Bible Dictionary

Dishon

A Horite chief and son of Seir ( Genesis 36:21 ,Genesis 36:21, 36:28 ,Genesis 36:28, 36:30 ). Apparently, these Horites controlled the land of Edom before the Edomites entered the land. See Edom; Horites; Seir .

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Di'shan. (Antelope). The youngest son of Seir, the Horite.  Genesis 36:21;  Genesis 36:28;  Genesis 36:30;  1 Chronicles 1:38;  1 Chronicles 1:42.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Dishan . A son of Seir,   Genesis 36:21;   Genesis 36:28;   Genesis 36:30 =   1 Chronicles 1:38;   1 Chronicles 1:42 .

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

 Genesis 36:21-28;  Genesis 36:30;  1 Chronicles 1:38;  1 Chronicles 1:42.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Youngest son of Seir the Horite.  Genesis 36:21,28,30;  1 Chronicles 1:38,42 .

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 Genesis 36:21,28,30

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Hebrews Dishan',) דַּישָׁן another form for the name Dishon; Sept. ῾Ρισών , but in  1 Chronicles 1:42 Δαισών v.r. Δισάν ), the name of the youngest son of Seir- the Horite, father of Uz and Aran, and head of one of the original tribes of Idumaea ( Genesis 36:21;  Genesis 36:28;  Genesis 36:30;  1 Chronicles 1:38;  1 Chronicles 1:42). B.C. cir. 1963. (See Dishon).