Bible Person

Beor

Meaning: burning; foolish; mad · Male · 2 cross references

Beor is the father of Bela, one of the early kings of Edom, and appears in the royal notices of Edomite succession. He belongs to the dynastic memory of Israel's neighboring kingdom. First appears in Gen 36:32.1

AI summary: Beor matters because the cross references place him at the start of a named royal line in Edom. Such details show that the Bible remembers the surrounding nations not only as enemies or trading partners but also as societies with their own dynastic order. Taken together, the material presents Beor as an Edomite royal father whose line contributes to the remembered structure of neighboring kingship.1

Central Figure

Beor

Meaning: burning; foolish; mad

The father of Bela, one of the kings of Edom (Gen.

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