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Hori

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Heb. Chori', חֹרַי or חוֹרַי, prob. a "troglodyte," or dweller in a cave, חֹל, otherwise an auger; Sept. Χοῤῥοί, Οὐρί, and Χοῤῥέ; Vulg. Hori and Hurt), the name of two men.

1. A son of Lotan and grandson of Seir, of the aboriginal inhabitants of Idumaea (Genesis 36:12; 1 Chronicles 1:39). B.C. cir. 1964.

2. The father of Shaphat, which latter was the commissioner of the tribe of Simeon sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan (Numbers 13:5). B.C. ante 1657.

3. (Genesis 36:30.) (See HORITE).

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Hori'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​h/hori.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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