Bible Person

Aran

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

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.