Person Old Testament
Omar
Omar was a son of Eliphaz and a grandson of Esau, mentioned in the genealogies of Edom. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 36:11.
Why it matters. Son of Eliphaz, grandson of Esau
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Omar
Omar was one of the sons of Eliphaz and a grandson of Esau (Gen.36.11, 15; 1Ch.1.36). He is mentioned in the genealogies of Esau, which list the descendants of Esau and the chiefs of Edom. As a grandson of Esau, Omar was part of the Edomite clan and likely held a position of influence within the tribe.
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
- Eliphaz
Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.