Encyclopedia of The Bible – Baal-Hanan
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Baal-Hanan

BAAL-HANAN bāl hā’ nən (בַּ֣עַל חָנָ֣ן, Baal is gracious). The name of two men in the OT. A king of Moab who ruled after Shaul (Gen 36:38). He is identified as a son of Achbor and was succeeded by Hadar (Hadad) (Gen 36:39). Compare 1 Chronicles 1:49, 50.

A servant of David who was in charge of David’s olive and sycamore trees in the low lands (Shephelah) (1 Chron 27:28). He was a Gederite.