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HADAD

(Heb. ḥăḏaḏ)

(PERSON)

1. A son of Ishmael and grandson of Abraham (Gen. 25:15 = 1 Chr. 1:30). Because he is listed between Tema and Massa, the eponymous ancestors of Northwest Arabian tribes, one would assume he was likewise the eponymous ancestor of a tribe.

2. A king of Edom, who ruled from Avith; the son of Bedad (Gen. 36:35-36 = 1 Chr. 1:46-47). He defeated the Midianites.

3. A king of Edom, later than 2 above, who was from the city of Pai/Pau (Gen. 36:39 = 1 Chr. 1:50-51).

4. An Edomite king who was an enemy of Solomon in the late 10th century b.c. (1 Kgs. 11:14-22). He escaped to Egypt during Israel’s purge of Edomite males at the time of Solomon’s predecessor, David. Similar to the rebel Jeroboam, the Egyptians treated Hadad with favor, thereby playing the Edomite noble against Israel.

Bibliography. J. R. Bartlett, “An Adversary Against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite,” ZAW 88 (1976): 205-26.

Mark W. Chavalas

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HADAD

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)