Bible Person
Meaning: Saul · Male · 4 cross references
This Shaul entry refers to the Edomite king in the succession list of Genesis and Chronicles, not Simeon's son already separately overridden. He belongs to the remembered royal history of Edom. First appears in Gen 36:37.1
AI summary: This Shaul matters because the cross references place him among the preserved succession of Edomite kings. The name's presence in Genesis and Chronicles helps widen the scriptural view of neighboring royal histories alongside Israel's own story. Taken together, the material presents this Shaul as an Edomite king whose name contributes to the preserved political memory of Edom.1
Central Figure
Shaul
Meaning: Saul
A king of Edom (Gen.
A king of Edom (Gen. 36:37, 38); called Shaul in 1 Chr. 1:48. 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.