Onam

Descendant of Seir the Horite

A written article for Onam is still to come. Below and alongside: where Onam appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 2000 BC
    1700 BC
  • Onam
    1853 BC to 1756 BC

Original word

  • אוֹנָם onam
    H208
Relationships
Father: Shobal Brother: Alvan Brother: Ebal Brother: Manahath Brother: Shepho
Citations
“Onam.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Onam appears in Scripture

Genesis 36

וְאֵלֶּה בְּנֵי שׁוֹבָל עַלְוָן וּמָנַחַת וְעֵיבָל שְׁפוֹ וְאוֹנָֽם׃
23
And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

1 Chronicles 1

בְּנֵי שׁוֹבָל עַלְיָן וּמָנַחַת וְעֵיבָל שְׁפִי וְאוֹנָם וּבְנֵי צִבְעוֹן אַיָּה וַֽעֲנָֽה׃
40
The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.

1 Chronicles 2

וַתְּהִי אִשָּׁה אַחֶרֶת לִֽירַחְמְאֵל וּשְׁמָהּ עֲטָרָה הִיא אֵם אוֹנָֽם׃
26
Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
וַיִּֽהְיוּ בְנֵֽי-אוֹנָם שַׁמַּי וְיָדָע וּבְנֵי שַׁמַּי נָדָב וַֽאֲבִישֽׁוּר׃
28
And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.