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Achbor in the Bible.

An Edomitish king. The King James Version names Achbor in 3 verses, from Genesis 36:38 to 1 Chronicles 1:49. The King James Version also gives the name Achbor to 2 other people, listed on this page.

Achbor’s family.

Himself
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His family as Theographic Bible Metadata lists it; each name opens its own page.

Who Achbor was.

An Edomitish king (Gen. 36:38; 1 Chr. 1:49).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Places in Achbor’s story.

  • Mezahabnamed with him in 1 verse
  • Paunamed with him in 1 verse

Each opens its own page: where it is on the map and every verse.

All 3 verses that name this Achbor.

Genesis 2

  • Genesis 36:38And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
  • Genesis 36:39And 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.

1 Chronicles 1

  • 1 Chronicles 1:49And when Shaul was dead, Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

Other people called Achbor.

Achbor, the son of Micah, one of those whom Josiah sent to the….

Named in 3 verses.

  • 2 Kings 22:12And 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,
  • 2 Kings 22:14So 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.
  • 2 Chronicles 34:20And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king’s, saying,

Achbor, Father of Elnathan.

Named in 2 verses.

  • Jeremiah 26:22And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.
  • Jeremiah 36:12Then 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.

Questions about Achbor.

Who was Achbor in the Bible?

An Edomitish king. The King James Version names Achbor in 3 verses, from Genesis 36:38 to 1 Chronicles 1:49.

Who was Achbor’s child?

BibleLectio’s family tree lists Baal-hanan.

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