Bible Person

Achbor

Meaning: a rat; bruising · Male · 3 cross references

This Achbor entry refers to the Edomite king in the succession lists of Genesis and Chronicles, not Josiah's official already separately overridden. He belongs to the preserved royal memory of Edom. First appears in Gen 36:38.1

AI summary: This Achbor matters because the cross references place him within Edom's remembered dynastic succession and tie him to the next ruler in that sequence. Even brief royal notices like this contribute to the wider political horizon of Scripture beyond Israel itself. Taken together, the material presents this Achbor as an Edomite king whose name helps preserve the royal history of a neighboring nation.1

Central Figure

Achbor

Meaning: a rat; bruising

An Edomitish king (Gen.

Children