HEMDAN

(Hemʹdan) [pleasant].

One of the sons of Dishon who was a son of Seir the Horite. (Gen. 36:20, 21, 26) The Horites were the original inhabitants of the mountainous regions of Seir until dispossessed by the descendants of Esau. (Deut. 2:12, 21, 22) His name is variously rendered at 1 Chronicles 1:41 as “Hemdan” (NW), “Amram” (AV), “Hamram” (Dy), and “Hamran” (AS, RS).