Bible Dictionary
Jaakan
Jaakan was an ancestor of the Bene-Jaakan and is identified with Jakan, a descendant of Ezer the Horite.
Definition
Jaakan, also called Jakan, was an ancestor of the Bene-jaakan and a descendant of Ezer the Horite, son of Seir.
Biblical Usage
Jaakan is associated with the ancestral line from which the Bene-jaakan were named.
Historical Background
The name is explained as “he shall surround” or “he twists.”
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
He twists, one of the sons of Ezer, the son of Seir the Horite (1 Chr. 1:42).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(he shall surround), the same as Jakan, the forefather of Bene-Jaakan. (10:6)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ja'-a-kan.</p><p>See BEEROTH BENE-JAAKAN.</p>