Person Old Testament
Haggi
Also known as Haggite
Haggi was a son of Gad and a grandson of Jacob, mentioned in the genealogies of Genesis and Numbers. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 46:16.
Why it matters. Son of Gad, grandson of Jacob.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Haggi
Haggi is mentioned in Gen.46.16 and Num.26.15 as one of the sons of Gad, who was one of the twelve sons of Israel (or 'Jacob'). In the genealogy of Jacob's descendants who went to Egypt during the famine, Haggi is listed among the sons of Gad. The descendants of Haggi are referred to as the Haggites in Num.26.15, where they are counted as part of the tribe of Gad in the census taken in the wilderness.
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
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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.