A race of early dwellers in mount Seir, whence they were expelled by the Edomites, Ge 14:6; De 2:12,22. They are supposed to have lived in caves, like the men referred to in Job 30:6, and to have been divided into several tribes, Ge 36:20-30.
And the Horites in their mountain Seir to Ael Paran, which is by the wilderness.
These the sons of Seir the Horite, dwelling in the land; Lotan and Shobal, and Zibeon and Anah, And Dishon and Ezer, and Dishan: these the chiefs of the Horites the sons of Seir in the land of Adam. read more. And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Heman; and Lotan's sister Timna. And these the sons of Shobal: Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho and Onam. And these the sons of Zibeon; and Ajah and Anah; this Anah which found the springs in the desert, in feeding the asses for Zibeon his father. And these the sons of Anah: Dishon, and Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah. And these the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran and Cheran. These the sons of Ezer: Bilhan and Zaavan and Akan. These the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. These the chiefs of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah, Chief Dishon, chief Ezer, chief Dishan: these the chiefs of the Horites, to the chiefs in the land of Seir.
And the Horims dwelt in Seir before them, and the sons of Esau will inherit them, and they will destroy them from before them, and they will dwell instead of them; as Israel did to the land of his possession which Jehovah gave to them.)
As he did to the sons of Esau dwelling in Seir when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they will inherit them and will dwell instead of them, even to this day:
To dwell in the horror of the valleys, holes of the dust, and the rocks.