Old Testament · Major figure
Hadad
A name shared by an Edomite king, a descendant of Ishmael, and a royal adversary of King Solomon.
The name Hadad appears in several contexts: as a son of Ishmael, as an early king of Edom, and as a royal Edomite refugee who became a persistent adversary to King Solomon. The name itself is associated with the storm god of the ancient Near East, reflecting the cultural environment of these figures. Scripture records these individuals to document genealogical lines and the historical tensions between Israel and Edom.
In the text
- Verses
- 14
- Books
- 3
- First appears
- Genesis 25:15
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 1:51
Where Hadad appears
14 verses · 4 chaptersIn the same books
- Elah12 versesA name shared by an Edomite chief, a king of Israel, and a descendant of Benjamin.
- Bilhah11 versesRachel's handmaid who became a concubine to Jacob and the mother of his sons Dan and Naphtali.
- Ham11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became the ancestor of various nations.
- Japheth11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became a patriarch of the nations.
- Anah10 versesA Horite leader and son of Zibeon whose daughter Oholibamah became a wife of Esau.
- Bethuel10 versesThe son of Nahor and Milcah, father of Rebekah and Laban, and nephew of Abraham.
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