Encyclopedia of The Bible – Genubath
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Genubath

GENUBATH gĭ nōō’ băth (גְּנֻבַ֣ת). The son of Hadad, the Edomite, who fled to Egypt from Edom when Edom was invaded by David’s army under the leadership of Joab, and all the males of Edom were killed. Genubath was born to Hadad and the sister of Tahpanes, Pharaoh’s wife. He was weaned by Tahpanes and was raised among the sons of Pharaoh (1 Kings 11:20).