Bible Person
Meaning: an ark; their curse · Male · 2 cross references
Aran is a Horite descendant in the family of Seir, preserved in Genesis and Chronicles. He belongs to the wider ancestral landscape surrounding Edom. First appears in Gen 36:28.1
Name meaning
an ark; their curse
Identity
male
First appears
Gen 36:28
AI summary: Aran matters because the cross references place him within the family records that map the peoples related to or neighboring Esau's line. The entry is brief, but it contributes to Scripture's broader effort to remember the world around Israel in named genealogical terms. Taken together, the material presents Aran as a Horite family figure within the remembered ancestry of Seir.1
Central Figure
Aran
Meaning: an ark; their curse
Wild goat, a descendant of Seir the Horite (Gen.
Siblings
Name meaning
an ark; their curse
Identity
male
Wild goat, a descendant of Seir the Horite (Gen. 36:28). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.