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== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72719" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72719" /> == | ||
<p> '''Ha'dad.''' ''(mighty).'' Originally, the indigenous appellation of the sun, among the Syrians, and thence, transferred to the king as the highest of earthly authorities. The title appears to have been an official one, like | <p> '''Ha'dad.''' ''(mighty).'' Originally, the indigenous appellation of the sun, among the Syrians, and thence, transferred to the king as the highest of earthly authorities. The title appears to have been an official one, like [[Pharaoh]] . It is found occasionally in the altered form of [[Hadar]] . Genesis 25:15; Genesis 36:39 compared with 1 Chronicles 1:30; 1 Chronicles 1:50. </p> <p> 1. Son of Ishmael. Genesis 25:15; 1 Chronicles 1:30. </p> <p> 2. [[A]] king of Edom, who gained an important victory over the Midianites, on the field of Moab. Genesis 36:35; 1 Chronicles 1:46. </p> <p> 3. Also a king of Edom, with [[Pau]] for his capital. 1 Chronicles 1:50. </p> <p> 4. [[A]] member of the royal house of Edom. 1 Kings 11:14. Ff. In his childhood, he escaped the massacre under Joab, and fled, with a band of followers, into Egypt. Pharaoh, the predecessor of Solomon's father-in-law, treated him kindly, and gave him his sister-in-law in marriage. After David's death, Hadad resolved to attempt the recovery of his dominion. He left Egypt and returned to his own country. </p> | ||
== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80794" /> == | == Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80794" /> == | ||
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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70169" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70169" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Hadad]] (''hâ'd'' ''ăd'' ), ''clamor,'' a Syrian deity, ''the sun.'' 1. One of the kings who reigned in Edom; his capital city was Avith. He defeated the [[Midianites]] in the field of Moab. Genesis 36:35; 1 Chronicles 1:46. 2. Another later king of Edom, the last enumerated in the early genealogies. 1 Chronicles 1:50-51. In Genesis 36:39 he is called Hadar. In 1 Chronicles 1:51, a later record, his death is noted. 3. An Edomite of the royal family. 1 Kings 11:14-25. </p> | ||
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16220" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16220" /> == | ||
