Achbor

Edomite king, son of Baal-hanan

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2000 BC

1600 BC
Achbor

1853 BC to 1617 BC

Original word

עַכְבּוֹר achbor

H5907

Relationships

Son: Baal-hanan

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Where Achbor appears in Scripture

Genesis 36

וַיָּמָת שָׁאוּל וַיִּמְלֹךְ תַּחְתָּיו בַּעַל חָנָן בֶּן-עַכְבּֽוֹר׃

And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

וַיָּמָת בַּעַל חָנָן בֶּן-עַכְבּוֹר וַיִּמְלֹךְ תַּחְתָּיו הֲדַר וְשֵׁם עִירוֹ פָּעוּ וְשֵׁם אִשְׁתּוֹ מְהֵֽיטַבְאֵל בַּת-מַטְרֵד בַּת מֵי זָהָֽב׃

And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

2 Kings 22

וַיְצַו הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת-חִלְקִיָּה הַכֹּהֵן וְאֶת-אֲחִיקָם בֶּן-שָׁפָן וְאֶת-עַכְבּוֹר בֶּן-מִֽיכָיָה וְאֵת׀ שָׁפָן הַסֹּפֵר וְאֵת עֲשָׂיָה עֶֽבֶד-הַמֶּלֶךְ לֵאמֹֽר׃

And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying,

וַיֵּלֶךְ חִלְקִיָּהוּ הַכֹּהֵן וַֽאֲחִיקָם וְעַכְבּוֹר וְשָׁפָן וַֽעֲשָׂיָה אֶל-חֻלְדָּה הַנְּבִיאָה אֵשֶׁת׀ שַׁלֻּם בֶּן-תִּקְוָה בֶּן-חַרְחַס שֹׁמֵר הַבְּגָדִים וְהִיא יֹשֶׁבֶת בִּירֽוּשָׁלִַם בַּמִּשְׁנֶה וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ אֵלֶֽיהָ׃

So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.

1 Chronicles 1

וַיָּמָת שָׁאוּל וַיִּמְלֹךְ תַּחְתָּיו בַּעַל חָנָן בֶּן-עַכְבּֽוֹר׃

And when Shaul was dead, Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

Jeremiah 26

וַיִּשְׁלַח הַמֶּלֶךְ יְהוֹיָקִים אֲנָשִׁים מִצְרָיִם אֵת אֶלְנָתָן בֶּן-עַכְבּוֹר וַאֲנָשִׁים אִתּוֹ אֶל-מִצְרָֽיִם׃

And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.

Jeremiah 36

וַיֵּרֶד בֵּית-הַמֶּלֶךְ עַל-לִשְׁכַּת הַסֹּפֵר וְהִנֵּה-שָׁם כָּל-הַשָּׂרִים יֽוֹשְׁבִים אֱלִישָׁמָע הַסֹּפֵר וּדְלָיָהוּ בֶן-שְׁמַעְיָהוּ וְאֶלְנָתָן בֶּן-עַכְבּוֹר וּגְמַרְיָהוּ בֶן-שָׁפָן וְצִדְקִיָּהוּ בֶן-חֲנַנְיָהוּ וְכָל-הַשָּׂרִֽים׃

Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.