4648. Verses 20-28 These were the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan; these were the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom. And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and the sister of Lotan was Timna. And these were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho and Onam. And these were the sons of Zibeon: Both Aiah and Anah, this being the Anah who found the mules in the desert while he was feeding the asses for Zibeon his father. And these were the children of Anah: Dishan, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah. And these were the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. These were the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan. These were the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

[2] 'These were the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land' means derivative truths in their proper order. 'Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan' means the essential nature of these. 'These were the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir' means the leading truths of good which are secondary to the truths mentioned above. 'In the land of Edom' means within the Lord's Divine Human. 'And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and the sister of Lotan was Timna' means a second group of truths. 'And these were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho and Onam' means a third group and its essential nature.

[3] 'And these were the sons of Zibeon: Both Aiah and Anah' means a third group and its essential nature. 'This being the Anah who found the mules in the desert' means truths arising out of factual knowledge. 'While he was feeding the asses for Zibeon his father' means when He was occupied with factual knowledge. 'And these were the children of Anah: Dishan, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah' means a third group and its essential nature. 'And these were the sons of Dishon: Hemdan and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran' means a fourth group and its essential nature. 'These were the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan' means a fourth group and its essential nature. 'These were the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran' means a fifth group and its essential nature.