horim Summary and Overview
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horim in Smith's Bible Dictionary
and Ho'rites (descendants of Hori), the aboriginal inhabitants of Mount Seir, #Ge 14:6| and probably allied to the Emim and Raphaim. The name Horite appears to have been derived from their habits as "cave-dwellers" Their excavated dwellings are still found in hundreds in the sandstone cliffs and mountains of Edom, and especially in Petra.