Hadad

Also called Hadar

Mentioned 1852–1616 BC traditional (Jones)

One of the Edomitish kings (Gen. 36:39) about the time of Saul. Called also Hadad (1 Chr. 1:50, 51).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Partner: Mehetabel
Tagged in: 3 verses

Mentioned in the era of the Patriarchs, 1996–1707 BC.
Named in the same verses as Baal-hanan, Matred, Mehetabel, Mezahab, Achbor, Alvah, Esau, and Jetheth.

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 Hadad, 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.

location not graded: Edom1
location not graded: Pai1
possible location: Pau1

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1911–1557 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

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

Genesis1
1 Chronicles2

The name in each translation

Text	Occurrences of each name
BSB	Hadad 19Hadar 0
KJV	Hadad 14Hadar 2
ASV	Hadad 15Hadar 1

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

Genesis1 verse

36:39
When Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

1 Chronicles2 verses

1:50
When Baal-hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
1:51
Then Hadad died. Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

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