Baal Hanan
בַּעַל חָנָן/BAY-uhl HAY-nan/
“Baal is gracious”
Summary
The name of two men in the Old Testament: a king of Edom and an overseer of David's olive and sycamore trees.
☩King of Edom
Baal-hanan, son of Achbor, was one of the early kings who reigned in Edom before Israel had kings. He succeeded Saul and was followed by Hadar or Hadad.
Key verses:Genesis 36:38-391 Chronicles 1:49-50
☩David's Overseer
A second Baal-hanan, the Gederite, was appointed by David as overseer of the olive and sycamore trees in the lowland region.
Key verses:1 Chronicles 27:28
References
- 1.George Morrish, "Baalhanan," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Baalhanan," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).