People of the Bible

Barachel

The name Barachel means “that bows before God.” Barachel is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in Job 32:2.

Family of Barachel

Children

Who was Barachel?

Whom God has blessed, a Buzite, the father of Elihu, one of Job’s friends (Job 32:2, 6).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Barachel

  • Job 32:2

    Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.

  • Job 32:6

    And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.