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Pinon

Edomite chief

Edomite chief listed among the dukes of Esau's descendants in Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1.

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Pinon is listed in Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1 among the chiefs (dukes) of Edom who descended from . These chiefs are named after the deaths of the early Edomite kings and represent territorial or clan leaders of the region. Pinon's name may be connected to Punon, a copper-smelting site in the mentioned in the wilderness itinerary of Numbers 33, though the text does not make this connection explicitly. No narrative episode involving Pinon is recorded.

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