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    One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Eliphaz. Every Eliphaz in the Bible

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    Eliphaz

    אֱלִיפַז

    Eliphaz was the firstborn son of Esau and the father of several Edomite clans.

    verses
    8
    first named
    Genesis 36:4
    last named
    1 Chronicles 1:36
    period
    the Patriarchs
    tribe
    Edom

    Description

    Who was Eliphaz?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    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.

    How the graph connects Eliphaz10 of 17 entities the graph connects to Eliphaz, in 2 groups: kinship 8, events 2. 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.EsauChild of · 1 event · 84 versesTemanFather of · 13 versesAdahChild of · 1 event · 6 versesReuelSibling of · 6 versesTimnaSpouse of · 6 versesKenazFather of · 5 versesJalamSibling of · 4 versesJeushSibling of · 4 versesKinshipEdom1 event · 100 versesChief1 event · 18 versesEventsEliphaz

    The 10 best-attested of 17 are drawn. All 17 are listed below.

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    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 Eliphaz happensThe one place the claims about Eliphaz reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Edom. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Eliphaz 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.Edom
    the PatriarchsThe one place the claims about Eliphaz reach

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    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.

    1. Genesis6 verses

      36:436:1036:1136:1236:1536:16

    2. 1 Chronicles2 verses

      1:351:36

    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 Jalam and Jeush, and 2 moreOholibamahWife of Esauvia Jalam and Jeush, and 2 moreOholibamah’s birthOholibamah’s birth is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 6 pageable entities.via Adah and EsauEsau’s wife taking of Adah and OholibamahEsau’s wife taking of Adah and Oholibamah is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 5 pageable entities.via Timna and EsauEsau ChiefsEsau Chiefs is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 7 pageable entities.via Reuel and EsauMahalathEsau's wife, daughter of Ishmaelvia AdahElonA Hittite, father-in-law of Esau.via TemanEliphazA Temanite, one of Job's three friends.via TimnaDishanDescendant of Seir the Horitevia TimnaDishonDescendant of Seir the Horite, son of Anah

    Where they appear

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    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.

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