Person Old Testament
Hadad
Also known as Hadar
Hadad, also known as Hadar, was the last king of Edom before the Israelites established their monarchy. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 36:39.
Why it matters. The last king of Edom before Israelite rule.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Hadad
Hadad, also referred to as Hadar in some passages, was the last king of Edom mentioned in the Bible before the Israelites established their own monarchy (Gen.36.39, 1 Chronicles Gen.1.50-51). He was the successor of Baal-hanan, son of Achbor. Hadad's wife was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Me-zahab. The city where Hadad reigned was Pau, but its exact location is unknown. The mention of Hadad as the last king suggests that after his reign, Edom came under the rule of the Israelites.
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.
- Spouse
- Mehetabel
Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.