Atlas Biblica

    person

    Ahuzzath

    אֲחֻזַּת

    Ahuzzath was a friend and advisor of Abimelech, the Philistine king of Gerar, who accompanied him when making a treaty with Isaac.

    verses
    1
    first named
    Genesis 26:26
    last named
    Genesis 26:26
    period
    the Patriarchs
    role
    Man

    Description

    Who was Ahuzzath?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Ahuzzath is mentioned in the context of the relationship between Isaac and Abimelech, the Philistine king of Gerar. After Isaac had settled in Gerar and prospered, Abimelech recognized that God was with Isaac and sought to make a peace treaty with him.

    Abimelech came to Isaac, accompanied by his friend Ahuzzath and Phicol, the commander of his army. (Gen.26.26) The presence of Ahuzzath, described as Abimelech's friend, suggests that he was a close advisor or confidant of the king.

    Together, they proposed a covenant of peace with Isaac, acknowledging that they had seen God's favor upon him. They requested that Isaac do no harm to them, just as they had not harmed him and had sent him away in peace. (Gen.26.27-29)

    Isaac agreed to the covenant, and they ate and drank together, sealing the agreement. The next morning, they swore an oath to each other, and Isaac sent them on their way in peace. (Gen.26.30-31)

    Ahuzzath's role in this narrative highlights the importance of diplomacy and the value of trusted advisors in ancient Near Eastern royal courts. His presence alongside Abimelech demonstrates the king's desire to establish peaceful relations with Isaac and the Israelites.

    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.

    How the graph connects Ahuzzath5 of 5 entities the graph connects to Ahuzzath, in 2 groups: company 1, events 4. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Abimelech’s comingTook part in · 2 versesCompanyIsaac1 event · 123 versesAbimelech1 event · 23 versesGerar1 event · 10 versesPhicol1 event · 3 versesEventsAhuzzath

    Took part in

    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.

    Where the story of Ahuzzath happensThe one place the claims about Ahuzzath reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Gerar. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Ahuzzath there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Gerar
    the PatriarchsThe one place the claims about Ahuzzath reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — one, across 1 book.

    1. Genesis1 verse

      26:26

    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.

    via Abimelech’s comingAbimelechPhilistine king who interacted with Abraham and Isaacvia Abimelech’s comingComingComing is a concept gathering 549 labelled instances in the text.via Abimelech’s comingIsaacSon of Abraham; father of Jacob and Esau.via Abimelech’s comingPhicolCommander of Abimelech's army

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