Person Old Testament
Baal-hanan
Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the lowlands under David's reign. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 27:28.
Why it matters. An overseer of olive and sycamore trees under David.
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Baal-hanan
Baal-hanan the Gederite was one of the officials who served under King David. In 1Ch.27.28, he is described as being in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the lowlands, which were likely the coastal plains and foothills of Judah. This was an important role, as olive oil and sycamore fruit were valuable crops in ancient Israel. Baal-hanan's title "the Gederite" suggests he was from the town of Geder or had an association with that place.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)