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Genealogical records often reveal complex family ties that shed light on ancient regional figures and nations. In the lineage of Lotan, the family name Hori likely connects to an early tribe or people of the same name who once lived in the Land of Israel [ביאור שטיינזלץ].

The family history becomes deeply tangled surrounding Lotan's sister, Timna. She is historically known as the woman who became the concubine of Esau’s eldest son, Eliphaz [ביאור שטיינזלץ, מצודת דוד]. However, her true background reveals a highly complicated origin. Timna was only Lotan's maternal sister, not the daughter of his father, Seir. According to tradition, Eliphaz had an illicit relationship with Seir's wife, who then gave birth to Timna. Ultimately, the child born from this union grew up to become the concubine of Eliphaz himself [מצודת דוד].