Bible Person
Meaning: their lowing; their touch · Male · 3 cross references
Gatam is one of the descendants of Eliphaz in Esau's line and part of the Edomite clan structure preserved in Genesis and Chronicles. He belongs to the network of names through which Edom's internal organization is remembered. First appears in Gen 36:11.1
AI summary: Gatam matters because the cross references place him within the expanding family branches of Esau's descendants. Even without a narrative episode, his inclusion helps build the detailed map of Edomite identity and succession alongside Israel's own genealogical memory. Taken together, the material presents Gatam as an Edomite descendant whose name contributes to the structure of Esau's house.1
Central Figure
Gatam
Meaning: their lowing; their touch
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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.