Person Old Testament
Chesed
Also known as Chesed =ESV, KJV; Kesed =NIV
Chesed was a son of Nahor, Abraham's brother, and Milcah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Genesis 22:22.
Why it matters. Son of Nahor, Abraham's nephew
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Chesed
Chesed is mentioned in Gen.22.22 as one of the eight sons of Nahor and Milcah. Nahor was Abraham's brother, making Chesed Abraham's nephew. The passage lists the descendants of Nahor, providing context for the family background of Abraham.
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.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Genesis (1 verse)