Hemdan

HEMDAN hem'-dan (chemdan, "pleasant"):

A descendant of Seir, the Horite (Genesis 36:26). Wrongly translated "Amram" by the King James Version in 1 Chronicles 1:41 (the Revised Version (British and American) "Hamran"), where the transcribers made an error in one vowel and one consonant, writing (chamran), instead of (chemdan).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HEMDAN'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.