Person Old Testament
Hadoram
Hadoram was a son of Joktan and a descendant of Shem, mentioned in the genealogies of Genesis and 1 Chronicles. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 10:27.
Why it matters. Son of Joktan, a descendant of Shem.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Hadoram
Hadoram is mentioned in the genealogies found in Gen.10.27 and 1Ch.1.21 as one of the sons of Joktan, a descendant of Shem, the son of Noah. Joktan's descendants are listed as part of the Table of Nations, which records the spread of Noah's descendants after the flood. The descendants of Joktan are believed to have settled in the southern regions of the Arabian Peninsula. No further details are provided about Hadoram's life or his specific role in the family line. His mention in the genealogies serves to trace the lineage of Shem and to demonstrate the fulfillment of God's promise to Noah that his descendants would spread throughout the earth after the flood.
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.
- Parents
- Joktan
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.