Omar (biblical figure)

Omar (Hebrew: אוֹמָר ʾŌmār, possibly meaning "eloquent" or "gifted speaker")[1] was the name of a man mentioned in the Bible, the ancestor of a Semitic Edomite and Canaanite clan,[2] the son of Eliphaz (Esau's eldest son). Omar's brothers were Teiman (Yemmen), Zepho, Ga'atam, Kenaz and Amalek.[3][4]

Esau and his wife Adah (daughter of Elon the Hittite) were his grandparents. Accordingly, he was a great-grandson of Isaac the son of Abraham.

Historically, his name is first mentioned in the Book of Genesis, Chapter 36, verse 11.

References
  1. Peter Whiffin (2012), Names Amplification Bible, page 463
  2. David Mande, Who's Who in the Jewish Bible, pag 315.
  3. Idem
  4. In the bible in original Hebrew: s:he:בראשית לו יא and s:he:דברי הימים א א לו
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