Bible Person

Eshban

Male · 2 cross references

Eshban is a Horite descendant in the family of Dishon, preserved in the Seir genealogies. He belongs to the remembered ancestral world surrounding Edom. First appears in Gen 36:26.1

AI summary: Eshban matters because the cross references place him within the named family lines of Seir's descendants, giving historical texture to the peoples around Israel. Such entries deepen the regional setting of Scripture by preserving neighboring lineages with care. Taken together, the material presents Eshban as a Horite family figure whose place contributes to the remembered background of Edom.1