Bible Dictionaries
Hadad

Easton's Bible Dictionary

　　Adod, brave(?), the name of a Syrian god.

An Edomite king who defeated the Midianites (Genesis 36:35; 1 Chronicles 1:46 ).

Another Edomite king (1 Chronicles 1:50,51 ), called also Hadar (Genesis 36:39; 1 Chronicles 1:51 ).

One of "the king's seed in Edom." He fled into Egypt, where he married the sister of Pharaoh's wife (1 Kings 11:14-22 ). He became one of Solomon's adversaries. Hadad, sharp, (a different name in Hebrew from the preceding), one of the sons of Ishmael (1 Chronicles 1:30 ). Called also Hadar (Genesis 25:15 ).

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