Old Testament
Timna
A concubine of Eliphaz, son of Esau, and mother of Amalek, later listed as a chief of Edom.
Timna is identified in Genesis 36 as a concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz and the mother of Amalek. In the genealogical lists of 1 Chronicles 1, the name also appears as one of the chiefs of Edom. The text presents these references as part of the historical record of the Edomite clans and their lineage.
In the text
- Verses
- 6
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Genesis 36:12
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 1:51
Where Timna appears
6 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
- 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.
- Put2 versesA son of Ham and progenitor of a North African people group often associated with ancient Libya.
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