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    2 others in the registry answer to the name Ben-hadad. Every Ben-hadad in the Bible

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    Ben-hadad

    בֶּן־הֲדַד

    Ben-hadad I, king of Aram, made a treaty with Asa of Judah and attacked Israel during the reign of Baasha.

    verses
    17
    first named
    1 Kings 15:18
    last named
    Jeremiah 49:27
    period
    Divided Monarchy
    tribe
    Syria

    Description

    Who was Ben-hadad?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Ben-hadad I was the king of Aram (Syria) during the reigns of Asa, king of Judah, and Baasha, king of Israel. He is first mentioned in 1Ki.15.18-20 and 2Ch.16.2-4, where Asa sends him a gift of silver and gold from the temple treasuries to persuade him to break his treaty with Baasha and attack Israel. Ben-hadad I agrees and conquers several cities in northern Israel, forcing Baasha to abandon his fortification project at Ramah. Later, in 1Kings 20, Ben-hadad I leads a coalition of thirty-two kings against Ahab, king of Israel. Despite his initial confidence, Ben-hadad I is defeated twice by Ahab, who is guided by prophetic advice. After his second defeat, Ben-hadad I humbles himself before Ahab, who spares his life and makes a treaty with him. The prophet condemns Ahab for this decision, as Ben-hadad I was to be destroyed. Jer.49.27 mentions the "wall of Damascus," likely referring to Ben-hadad's capital city, in a prophecy of judgment against Aram. Ben-hadad I's reign was marked by his military campaigns against Israel and his diplomatic interactions with Judah, shaping the political landscape of the region.

    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 Ben-hadad10 of 20 entities the graph connects to Ben-hadad, in 2 groups: kinship 1, events 9. 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.AhabSibling of · 14 events · 79 versesKinshipIsrael1 event · 2,578 versesSamaria1 event · 124 versesSyria2 events · 116 versesHorse1 event · 89 versesSilver1 event · 80 versesChariot1 event · 78 versesWife1 event · 70 versesDamascus2 events · 55 versesAsa5 events · 53 versesEventsBen-hadad

    The 10 best-attested of 20 are drawn. All 20 are listed below.

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    and 5 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    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 Ben-hadad happensAll 2 places the claims about Ben-hadad reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Aphek, Damascus. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Ben-hadad 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.AphekDamascus
    Divided MonarchyAll 2 places the claims about Ben-hadad reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 17, across 3 books. The name is written 18 times in them.

    1. 1 Kings14 verses

      15:1815:2020:120:220:520:920:1020:1620:1720:2020:2620:3020:3220:33

    2. 2 Chronicles2 verses

      16:216:4

    3. Jeremiah1 verse

      49:27

    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 Asa’s sending of Asa Servants and Asa’s sending, and 1 moreSendingSending is a concept gathering 488 labelled instances in the text.via Asa’s sending of Asa Servants and Asa’s sendingAsaKing of Judah, son of Abijah; father of Jehoshaphatvia Ben-Hadad’s escapeEscapeEscape is a concept gathering 29 labelled instances in the text.via TabrimmonHezionGrandfather of Ben-Hadad, king of Aram.via Ben-Hadad’s coming up of AhabComing UpComing Up is a concept gathering 24 labelled instances in the text.via Ben-Hadad’s demandDemandDemand is a concept gathering 10 labelled instances in the text.via Ben-Hadad’s coming up of AhabIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia Ben-Hadad’s demandSilverSilver is a concept gathering 13 labelled instances in the text.via Ben-Hadad’s demandWifeWife is a concept gathering 29 labelled instances in the text.

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