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Hadad

various individuals

Name shared by several Old Testament figures including an Ishmaelite prince and pre-monarchic kings of Edom listed in Genesis 36.

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Hadad is a name borne by several individuals in the Old Testament. Genesis 25:15 (and 1 Chronicles 1:30) lists (some manuscripts read Hadad) among the twelve sons of and princes of their nations. Genesis 36:35–36 names a king of Edom called Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the field of and reigned before any king ruled Israel; a second king named Hadar (or Hadad in some manuscripts) appears at the end of the same king list in Genesis 36:39. These figures are distinct from Hadad the Edomite adversary of and from the storm-deity Hadad worshipped in .

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