Hadad (Bible)

Last updated September 22, 2025

Multiple biblical characters with the name Hadad (Hadar) existed.

Hadad is the name of the Semitic storm god.
Abraham's son Ishmael had a son named Hadar who was a chief.^[1]
Hadad ben Bedad, an early king of Edom.
Hada, the last king of Edom.^[2]^[3] He ruled from Pau, Edom.^[4] Hadad's wife was Queen Mehetabel ("God makes happy"), daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Me-Zahab.^[5]
Hadad the Edomite, a member of the royal house of Edom, who married the sister of Pharaoh's wife, Queen Tahpenes, and escaped from a massacre under Joab, fleeing to Egypt.^[6]

Notes

↑ Genesis 25:12–18
↑ Genesis 36:39
↑ Eliahu Klein (ed.). Kabbalah of Creation: The Mysticism of Isaac Luria, Founder of Modern Kabbalah.
↑ 1 Chronicles 1:50
↑ "Mehetabel".
↑ 1 Kings 11:17–19

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[1] Genesis 25:12–18

[2] Genesis 36:39

[3] Eliahu Klein (ed.). Kabbalah of Creation: The Mysticism of Isaac Luria, Founder of Modern Kabbalah.

[4] 1 Chronicles 1:50

[5] "Mehetabel".

[6] 1 Kings 11:17–19

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