Bible Person
Meaning: power; greatness · Male · 2 cross references
Hadar is one of the sons of Ishmael, with a variant form preserved in Chronicles. He belongs to the Ishmaelite branch of Abraham's wider family and to the Bible's remembered desert tribal world. First appears in Gen 25:15.1
Name meaning
power; greatness
Identity
male
First appears
Gen 25:15
AI summary: Hadar matters because the cross references place him among the sons of Ishmael whose names become markers of wider tribal identity. His inclusion broadens the story of Abraham's descendants beyond Israel while preserving their historical relationship. Taken together, the material presents Hadar as an Ishmaelite forefather whose line contributes to the wider Semitic landscape of Scripture.1
Central Figure
Hadar
Meaning: power; greatness
A son of Ishmael (Gen.
Siblings
Name meaning
power; greatness
Identity
male
A son of Ishmael (Gen. 25:15); in 1 Chr. 1:30 written Hadad. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
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.