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Beor

Mentioned 1852–1755 BC traditional (Jones)

The father of Bela, one of the kings of Edom (Gen. 36:32).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Child
Bela
Tagged in
2 verses

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.

Places

Places named in the same verses as Beor, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.

  1. uncertain location: Dinhabah2
  2. location not graded: Edom2

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1877–1730 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

2 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. Genesis1
  2. 1 Chronicles1

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBBeor 11
KJVBeor 10
ASVBeor 11

Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts

Every verse

All 2 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

Genesis1 verse
  1. 36:32

    Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah.

1 Chronicles1 verse
  1. 1:43

    These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

The father of Bela, one of the kings of Edom (Gen. 36:32).