Person Old Testament
Zepho
Also known as Zepho =ESV, NIV, KJV; Zephi =KJV
Zepho, a son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau, was a chief 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 Zepho
Zepho was a son of Eliphaz and a grandson of Esau. He is mentioned in the genealogies of Esau in Genesis 36 and 1Chronicles 1. Zepho was one of the chiefs of Edom, indicating his prominent position within the Edomite clan. The Edomites were the descendants of Esau who settled in the region of Seir.
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.