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Hadad
[ebd] Adod, brave(?), the name of a Syrian god. (1.) An Edomite king who defeated the Midianites (Gen. 36:35; 1 Chr. 1:46). (2.) Another Edomite king (1 Chr. 1:50, 51), called also Hadar (Gen. 36:39; 1 Chr. 1:51). (3.) One of "the...
[isbe] HADAD - ha'-dad: (1) (chadhadh, "sharpness"): One of the twelve sons of Ishmael (Gen 25:15, where the King James Version, following a mistake in Hebrew text, has "Hadar"; but "Hadad" is found in parallel passage 1 Ch 1:30; t...
[smith] (mighty), originally the indigenous appellation of the sun among the Syrians, and thence transferred to the king as the highest of earthly authorities. The title appears to have been an official one, like Pharaoh. It is found...
[nave] HADAD 1. A successor of Husham as king of Edom. Vanquished the Midianites on the field of Moab, Gen. 36:35; 1 Chr. 1:46. 2. A son of Ishmael, 1 Chr. 1:30. Called Hadar in Gen. 25:15. 3. Successor of Baal-hanan, king of Ed...
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Matred
[isbe] MATRED - ma'-tred (maTredh, "expulsion"): The mother of Mehetabel, wife of Hadar, one of the kings of Edom (Gen 36:39; 1 Ch 1:50, "Hadad"). The Septuagint and Peshitta designate Matred as male, i.e. as son of Mezahab instead...
[smith] (pushing forward) daughter of Mezahab and mother of Mehetabel, who was wife of Hadar or Hadad of Pau, king of Edom. (Genesis 36:39; 1Â Chronicles 1:50)
[nave] MATRED, mother of Mehetabel, Gen. 36:39; 1 Chr. 1:50.
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Mezahab
[ebd] water of gold, the father of Matred (Gen. 36:39; 1 Chr. 1:50), and grandfather of Mehetabel, wife of Hadar, the last king of Edom.
[smith] (waters of gold), the father of Matred and grandfather of Mehetabel, who was wife of Hadar or Hadad, the last-named king of Edom. (Genesis 36:39; 1Â Chronicles 1:50)
[nave] MEZAHAB, grandfather of Mehetabel, Gen. 36:39; 1 Chr. 1:50.
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Pau
[ebd] (Gen. 36:39) or Pai (1 Chr. 1:50), bleating, an Edomitish city ruled over by Hadar.
[smith] (bleating) (but in (1Â Chronicles 1:50) PAI), the capital of Hadar king of Edom. (Genesis 36:39) Its position is unknown.
[nave] PAU, called also Pai. A city of Edom, Gen. 36:39; 1 Chr. 1:50.
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Achbor
[isbe] ACHBOR - ak'-bor (`akhbor, "mouse"): (1) The father of Baal-hanan, who was the seventh of the eight kings who reigned in Edom before there were kings in Israel (Gen 36:38,39; 1 Ch 1:49). (2) The son of Micaiah (called in Chr...
[smith] (mouse). Father of Baalhanan king of Edom. (Genesis 36:38,39; 1Â Chronicles 1:49) Son of Michaiah, a contemporary of Josiah, (2Â Kings 22:12,14; Jeremiah 26:22; 36:12) called ABDON in (2Â Chronicles 34:20) (B.C. 623.)
[nave] ACHBOR 1. Father of King Baal-hanan, Gen. 36:39; 1 Chr. 1:49. 2. Or Abdon. One of Josiah's courtiers, 2 Kin. 22:14; 2 Chr. 34:20. 3. Father of Elnathan, Jer. 26:22; 36:12, 25.
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Mehetabel
[ebd] wife of Hadad, one of the kings of Edom (Gen. 36:39).
[smith] (favored of God), the daughter of Matred, and wife of Hadad king of Edom. (Genesis 36:39)
[nave] MEHETABEL, wife of Hadar, Gen. 36:39; 1 Chr. 1:50.
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Pai
[isbe] PAI - pa'-i (pa`i; Phogor): The royal city of Hadad or Hadar, king of Edom (1 Ch 1:50). The name is given as "Pau" (pa`u) in Gen 36:39. There is no indication of its position. It is not identified.
[nave] PAI A city in Edom, 1 Chr. 1:50. Called Pau in Gen. 36:39.
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Baal-hanan
[ebd] lord of grace. (1.) A king of Edom, son of Achbor (Gen. 36:38, 39; 1 Chr. 1:49, 50). (2.) An overseer of "the olive trees and sycomore trees in the low plains" (the Shephelah) under David (1 Chr. 27:28).
[nave] BAAL-HANAN 1. A king of Edom, Gen. 36:38, 39; 1 Chr. 1:49, 50. 2. One of David's overseers, 1 Chr. 27:28.
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Duke
[ebd] derived from the Latin dux, meaning "a leader;" Arabic, "a sheik." This word is used to denote the phylarch or chief of a tribe (Gen. 36:15-43; Ex. 15:15; 1 Chr. 1:51-54).
[nave] DUKE Title of the princes of Edom, Gen. 36:15-43; Ex. 15:15; 1 Chr. 1:51-54. Of the Midianites, Josh. 13:21.
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HADAR
[ebd] Adod, brave(?). (1.) A son of Ishmael (Gen. 25:15); in 1 Chr. 1:30 written Hadad. (2.) One of the Edomitish kings (Gen. 36:39) about the time of Saul. Called also Hadad (1 Chr. 1:50, 51). It is probable that in these cases H...
[isbe] HADAR - ha'-dar (Gen 36:39). See HADAD (3).
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PEOR
[isbe] PEOR - pe'-or (ha-pe`or; Phogor): (1) A mountain in the land of Moab, the last of the three heights to which Balaam was guided by Balak in order that he might curse Israel (Nu 23:28). It is placed by Eusebius, Onomasticon on...
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MEHETABEL; MEHETABEEL
[isbe] MEHETABEL; MEHETABEEL - me-het'-a-bel, me-het'-a-bel (mehetah'el, "whom God makes happy"): (1) Daughter of Matred, wife of Hadad or Hadar, the 8th and apparently last of the kings of Edom (Gen 36:39; 1 Ch 1:50). (2) Grandfat...
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ME-ZAHAB
[isbe] ME-ZAHAB - mez'-a-hab, me-za'-hab (me zahabh, "waters of gold"; Codex Vaticanus Maizoob, Codex Alexandrinus, Mezoob): Grandfather of Mehetabel, the wife of Hadar, the last-mentioned "duke" of Edom descended from Esau (Gen 36...
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Rulers
[nave] RULERS Appointed and removed by God. See: Government, God in. Chastised, Dan. 4. See: Nation. Monarchical, See: Kings. Patriarchal, Gen. 27:29, 37. Instances of Nimrod, Gen. 10:8-10. Abraham, Gen. 14:13-24; 17:6; 21:2...
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Esau
[nave] ESAU Eldest of twin sons born to Isaac and Rebekah. Birth of, Gen. 25:19-26; 1 Chr. 1:34. Called Edom, Gen. 36:1, 8. A hunter, Gen. 25:27, 28. Beloved by Isaac, Gen. 25:27, 28. Sells his birthright for some stew, Gen. 25...
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Genealogy
[nave] GENEALOGY, Num. 1:18; 2 Chr. 12:15; Ezra 2:59; Neh. 7:5; Heb. 7:3. Of no spiritual significance, Matt. 3:9; 1 Tim. 1:4; Tit. 3:9. From Adam to Noah, Gen. 4:16-22; 5; 1 Chr. 1:1-4; Luke 3:36-38; to Abraham, Gen. 11:10-32; ...
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Edomites
[nave] EDOMITES, called also Edom. Descendants of Esau, Gen. 36. Kings of, Gen. 36:31-39; Num. 20:14; 1 Chr. 1:43-50; Ezek. 32:29; Amos 2:1. Dukes of, Gen. 36:9-43; Ex. 15:15; 1 Chr. 1:51-54. Land of, Gen. 32:3; Deut. 2:4, 5, 12....
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BAAL
[smith] the supreme male divinity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish nations, as Ashtoreth was their supreme female divinity. Some suppose Baal to correspond to the sun and Ashtoreth to the moon; others that Baal was Jupiter and Ashto...
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DI-ZAHAB
[isbe] DI-ZAHAB - di'-za-hab, diz'-a-hab di-za-habh; Septuagint Katachrusea, literally, "abounding in gold"): The name occurs in a list apparently intended to fix definitely the situation of the camp of Israel in the plains of Moab...
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Edom
[ebd] (1.) The name of Esau (q.v.), Gen. 25:30, "Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage [Heb. haadom, haadom, i.e., 'the red pottage, the red pottage'] ...Therefore was his name called Edom", i.e., Red. (2.) Idumea (Isa....
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