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Hadad

Mentioned 1852–1742 BC traditional (Jones)

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

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Father
Bedad
Tagged in
4 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 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.

  1. uncertain location: Avith2
  2. possible location: Masrekah2
  3. location not graded: Midian2
  4. location not graded: Moab2

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1880–1714 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

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

  1. Genesis2
  2. 1 Chronicles2

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBHadad 19
KJVHadad 14
ASVHadad 15

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Every verse

All 4 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

Genesis2 verses
  1. 36:35

    When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.

  2. 36:36

    When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

1 Chronicles2 verses
  1. 1:46

    When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.

  2. 1:47

    When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

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

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