Person
Shaul
king of Edom
An early Edomite king from Rehoboth by the River, listed in the pre-Israelite king rolls of Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1.
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Shaul was one of the early kings of Edom in the list of kings who reigned before any king ruled over Israel (Gen. 36:37–38; 1 Chron. 1:48–49). He is identified as coming from Rehoboth by the River, though which river is not specified. He succeeded on the throne and was himself succeeded by Baal-hanan son of Achbor. No deeds or reign-length are recorded; he appears solely in these ancestral king-lists.
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