One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Eliphaz. Every Eliphaz in the Bible
- verses
- 8
- first named
- Genesis 36:4
- last named
- 1 Chronicles 1:36
- period
- the Patriarchs
- tribe
- Edom
Description
Who was Eliphaz?
Eliphaz was the firstborn son of Esau, born to his wife Adah (Gen.36.4). He became the father of several sons, including Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and Amalek (through his concubine Timna) (Gen.36.11-12). These sons grew into clans within the Edomite nation, with Eliphaz's descendants being listed among the chiefs of Edom (Gen.36.15-16). Eliphaz's lineage is also recorded in the genealogy of Esau in 1Ch.1.35-36. As the firstborn of Esau, Eliphaz played a significant role in the establishment and growth of the Edomite people, who were the descendants of Esau. The Bible does not provide any further details about Eliphaz's life or personal characteristics.
Relations
Direct connections
Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.
The 10 best-attested of 17 are drawn. All 17 are listed below.
Child of
- AdahregistryGenesis 36:4Genesis 36:10
- EsauregistryGenesis 36:4Genesis 36:15Genesis 36:10 +2
Father of
- AmalekregistryGenesis 36:12Genesis 36:16
- GatamregistryGenesis 36:11Genesis 36:161 Chronicles 1:36
- KenazregistryGenesis 36:11Genesis 36:151 Chronicles 1:36
- KorahregistryGenesis 36:16
- OmarregistryGenesis 36:11Genesis 36:151 Chronicles 1:36
- TemanregistryGenesis 36:11Genesis 36:151 Chronicles 1:36
- ZephoregistryGenesis 36:11Genesis 36:151 Chronicles 1:36
Partner of
- a wife of EliphazregistryGenesis 36:12
- Timnaregistry, no verse
Sibling of
Stands in the same events as
Places
Where this happens
The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.
The pattern
Where Eliphaz is named
Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.
8 verses across 2 of 66 books; 64 write the name nowhere. Named in Genesis (6) and 1 Chronicles (2).
Read it
Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 8, across 2 books. The name is written 9 times in them.
Onward
Where this page goes
Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.
Where they appear
Chapter by chapter
Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.
Sources