People of the Bible

Zohar

The name Zohar means “white; bright; dryness.” Zohar is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 23:8.

Family of Zohar

Children

Who was Zohar?

Brightness. (1.) The father of Ephron the Hittite (Gen. 23:8).

(2.) One of the sons of Simeon (Gen. 46:10; Ex. 6:15).

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

Key verses about Zohar

  • Genesis 23:8

    And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

  • Genesis 25:9

    And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;