Person Old Testament
Maon
Maon, a son of Shammai, was a descendant of Caleb. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 2:45.
Why it matters. Son of Shammai, a descendant of Caleb.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Maon
Maon was a descendant of Caleb, the son of Hezron, from the tribe of Judah. He was the son of Shammai and is mentioned in the genealogy of Caleb's descendants (1Ch.2.45).
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 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)