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Genubath

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1592

גְּנֻבַת

ge.nu.vat — Genubath

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.11.20; son of: Hadad (H1908I) and sister_of_Tahpenes (H8472I) § Genubath = "theft" son of Hadad, an Edomite of the royal family, by an Egyptian princess, the sister of Tahpenes, the queen of the Pharaoh who governed Egypt in the latter part of the reign of David

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H111

אֲדַד

a.dad — Hadad

A man of the Egyptians living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.11.14; married to sister_of_Tahpenes (H8472I); father of: Genubath (H1592) Another spelling of ha.dad (הֲדַד "Hadad" H1908I) § Hadad = "I shall move softly: I shall love" an Edomite enemy God raised up to punish Solomon for his sins

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Historical dictionary entry

Theft, the son of Hadad, of the Edomitish royal family. He was brought up in Pharaoh’s household. His mother was a sister of Tahpenes, the king of Egypt’s wife, mentioned in 1 Kings 11:20.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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