Person Old Testament
Bedad
Bedad was the father of Hadad, one of the kings of Edom before Israel had a king. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 36:35.
Why it matters. Father of Hadad, an Edomite king.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Bedad
Bedad is mentioned in Gen.36.35 and 1Ch.1.46 as the father of Hadad, one of the kings of Edom. The context of these passages is the genealogy of Esau, who was also known as Edom. The list of Edomite kings is given to show the political development of Esau's descendants before Israel had a king. Hadad, Bedad's son, is described as the king who defeated the Midianites in the land of Moab.
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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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Children
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.