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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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ARAN . Son of Dishan the Horite ( Genesis 36:28 , 1 Chronicles 1:42 ), a descendant of Esau. The name denotes ‘a wild goat,’ and Dishan ‘an antelope’ or ‘gazelle’; while Seir the ancestor is ‘the he-goat.’

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Aran'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​a/aran.html. 1909.
 
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