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Zaavan
Edomite chief
An Edomite chief listed as a son of Ezer among the Horite clan leaders of Seir, recorded in Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1.
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Zaavan (also spelled in some texts) was an chief, listed as one of the sons of Ezer among the inhabitants of . The Horites were the original inhabitants of the region that became Edom, and their chieftains are catalogued in Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1 as part of the broader genealogical table of 's line. Zaavan appears only in these two genealogical lists with no further narrative detail.
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