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'''Baal-hanan''' ([[Hebrew languages|Hebrew]]: '''בַּעַל חָנָן''' / '''בָּעַל חָנָן''', <small>[[Hebrew language#Modern Hebrew|Standard]]</small> ''{{unicode|Báʿal ḥanan}}'' <small>[[Tiberian vocalization|Tiberian]]</small> ''{{unicode|Báʿal ḥānān}}'' / ''{{unicode|Bāʿal ḥānān}}'') means "[[Baal]] is gracious". There are two men by this name in the [[Hebrew Bible]].
In {{bibleverse|Genesis||36:38–39|HE}}, '''Baal-hanan''' is a [[Monarch|King]] of [[Edom]]. He is also mentioned in the King List in {{bibleverse|I|Chronicles|1:49–50|HE}}. He succeeded [[Saul (Edomite king)|Shaul]] and was himself succeeded by Hadad. He was the son of [[Achbor]], and his wife [[Mehetabel]] was the daughter of
He is called the son of Achbor; but the name of his native city is not given. For this and other reasons,
The date and even historicity of his reign are unknown, as he is not mentioned in any other surviving source.
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==References==
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*{{JewishEncyclopedia|url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?letter=B&artid=7|article=Baal-hanan}}
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