Shaul
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
SHAUL . 1 . A king of Edom, Genesis 36:37 f. = 1 Chronicles 1:43 f. 1 Chronicles 1:2 . A son of Simeon ( Genesis 46:10 , Exodus 6:15 , Numbers 26:13 , 1 Chronicles 4:24 ). The clan of which he is the eponym was of mixed Isr. and Can. descent, hence Shaul is called in Genesis 46:10 and Exodus 6:15 ‘the son of the Canaanitess.’ In Numbers 26:13 the patronymic Shaulites occurs. 3 . An ancestor of Samuel ( 1 Chronicles 6:24 (9), called in 1 Chronicles 6:36 (21) Joel ).
Smith's Bible Dictionary [2]
Sha'ul. (Asked).
1. The son of Simeon, by a Canaanitish woman, Genesis 48:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:13; 1 Chronicles 4:24, and founder of the family of the Shaulites. (B.C. 1712).
2. One of the kings of Edom. 1 Chronicles 1:48-49. In the Authorized Version of Genesis 36:37. He is, less accurately, called Saul . See Saul .
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [3]
1. Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:13; 1 Chronicles 4:24. Jewish tradition identifies Shaul with Zimri, "who did the work of the Canaanites in Shittim" (Targum Pseudo Jon., Genesis 46).
2. Shaul of Rehoboth by the river was one of the kings of Edom ( 1 Chronicles 1:48-49); SAUL in Genesis 36:37.
3. 1 Chronicles 6:24.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [4]
1. Son of Simeon by a Canaanitish woman. Genesis 46:10 , Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:13; 1 Chronicles 4:24 .
2 . An ancient king of Edom. 1 Chronicles 1:48,49 . Called SAUL in Genesis 36:37,38 .
3. Son of Uzziah, a Kohathite. 1 Chronicles 6:24 .
Holman Bible Dictionary [5]
Genesis 46:10 3 Genesis 36:37 1 Chronicles 1:48 4 1 Chronicles 6:24
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [6]
(Heb. Shaul', שָׁאוּל , Asked ; Sept. Σαούλ ) , the name of three men thus designated in the A.V. For others, (See Saul).
1. The son of Simeon by a Canaanitish woman ( Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:13; 1 Chronicles 1:24), and founder of the family of the Shaulites. B.C. cir. 1880, The Jewish traditions identify him with Zimri, "who did the work of the Canaanites in Shittim" (Targ. Pseudo-Jon. on Genesis 46).
2. Shaul of Rehoboth by the river was one of the kings of Edom, and successor of Samlah ( 1 Chronicles 1:48-49). In the A.V. of Genesis 36:37 he is less accurately called Saul (q.v.).
3. A Kohathite, son of Uzziah ( 1 Chronicles 6:24). B.C. cir. 1030.
