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Hadar
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, 1 Chr 1:51).
It is probable that in these cases Hadar may be an error simply of transcription for Hadad.
Named in the Bible
2 verses
- Genesis 25:15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
- Genesis 36:39 And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.