Genesis 36:38

38 Shaul died, and Baal-hanan son of Achbor succeeded him as king.

Genesis 36:38 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 36:38

And Saul died
About A. M. 2325;

and Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead:
whose name, inverted, is observed by Grotius to be the same with Hannibal; it signifies a gracious lord or king.

Genesis 36:38 In-Context

36 Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah succeeded him as king.

37 Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates succeeded him as king.

38 Shaul died, and Baal-hanan son of Achbor succeeded him as king.

39 Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, and Hadar succeeded him as king, the name of his city being Pau; his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab.

40 These are the names of the clans of Esau, according to their families and their localities by their names: the clans Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,