Keraia
People

Chesed

Chesed was a son of Nahor, Abraham's brother, and Milcah.

The name Chesed means “as a devil, or a destroyer”

MaleEarly PatriarchPatriarchs eraOld Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Genesis 22:22; only referred to as Chesed (כֶּ֫שֶׂד); son of Nahor and Milcah; a brother of Uz, Buz, Kemuel, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel; half-brother of: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maacah.

Glossary entries

Chesed Kesed

Family members

Father

Nahor

Mother

Milcah

Siblings

Bethuel Buz Gaham Hazo Jidlaph Kemuel Maacah Pildash Tahash Tebah Uz

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Genesis 22:22
    Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.”