Old Testament
Achbor
An Edomite king and a later Judean official who served in the court of King Josiah.
The name Achbor refers to two distinct individuals in the Old Testament. The first was an early king of Edom, the son of Baal-hanan. The second was a prominent official under King Josiah who was sent to inquire of Huldah the prophetess regarding the Book of the Law and later served in the court of Jehoiakim.
In the text
- Verses
- 8
- Books
- 5
- First appears
- Genesis 36:38
- Last appears
- Jeremiah 36:12
Where Achbor appears
8 verses · 6 chaptersIn the same books
- Nethaniah20 versesA royal descendant of David and father of Ishmael, the assassin of Gedaliah the governor.
- Zedekiah61 versesThe final king of Judah whose reign ended in the fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile.
- Jehoiakim37 versesA wicked king of Judah who served Babylon before rebelling, leading to the start of the Babylonian exile.
- Ishmael52 versesThe firstborn son of Abraham and Hagar, father of twelve princes and ancestor of the Ishmaelite tribes.
- Jehoahaz21 versesJehoahaz refers to two kings: a son of Jehu who ruled Israel and a son of Josiah who ruled Judah.
- Ahikam20 versesA faithful official under King Josiah who protected the prophet Jeremiah from execution.
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