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This article describes minor characters who are named in the Book of Genesis, but about whom little else is known.

The order is alphabetic.

Abimael

In Genesis 10:28, Abimael is the ninth of the 13 sons of Joktan, a descendent of Shem. He is also mentioned in 1 Chronicles 1:22. Abimael means my father is God.

Adbeel

In Genesis 25:13, Adbeel is the third of the 12 sons of Ishmael. Some scholars believe Adbeel to also be the name of a tribe in northwest Arabia.

Ahuzzath

Ahuzzath is mentioned in Gen. 26: 26-33, in which he accompanies Abimelech, King of Gerar, and his army commander Phicol, to a treaty-signing ceremony with the Israelite Patriarch Isaac at Beer-sheba, as a result of which Beer-sheba receives its name. A similar incident is recorded in Gen. 21: 22-32, but in this case Abimelech makes the same journey accompanied only by Phicol, and the treaty is concluded with the patriarch Abraham. Here too, Beer-sheba receives its name, leading the majority of modern Bible scholars to the conclusion that the two narratives are different versions of the same original tradition. Ahuzzath's Hebrew appellation, "mere'ehu", is generally translated "his (Abimelech's) friend", but the word has been variously interpreted as "adviser", of Egyptian origin, or "supervisor of the (royal) pasturage", of Old Babylonian (Mari) origin.

Bibliography: Donner, H. 1961. "Der 'Freund des Koenigs'", ZAW 73, 269-77. Safren, J.D.1989. "Ahuzzath and the Pact of Beer-Sheba”, ZAW 101, 184-198. Van Seters, J. 1957. "The Origin of the Title 'The King's Friend'", JNES 16, 118-123.

Ajah

In Genesis 36:24 and 1 Chronicles 1:40, Ajah is a son of Zibeon . Ajah means hawk.

Akan

In Genesis 36:27 Akan is a son of Ezer and grandson of Seir the Horite . In 1 Chronicles 1:42 he is called Jaakan .

Alvah

In Genesis 36:40, Alvah is a chief of Edom and a descendent of Esau. In 1 Chronicles 1:51 he is called Aliah .

Alvan

In Genesis 36:23, Alvan is the eldest son of Shobal and a descendent of Seir the Horite . In 1 Chronicles 1:40 he is called Alian .

Anah

In the Book of Genesis, there are two men and one woman named Anah.

1. In Genesis 36:2, 14, 18, 25, Anah is a daughter of Zibeon , and her daughter Aholibamah is a wife of Esau.
2. In Genesis 36:20, 29 and 1 Chronicles 1:38, Anah is a son of Seir and a brother of Zibeon chief of the Horites. Some auhorities claim this is a tribal name, not a personal name.
3. In Genesis 36:24 and 1 Chronicles 1:40-41, Anah is a son of Zibeon, and is famed for discovering hot springs.

Ehi

In Genesis 46:21, Ehi is the third son of Benjamin. In 1 Chronicles 8:1 he is called Ahahrah , and in Numbers 26:38 he is called Ahiram .