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Barachel
that bows before God
בָּרַכְאֵל ba.rakh.el
Barachel (Hebrew: בָּרַכְאֵל, ba.rakh.el) means “that bows before God”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 2 verses across 1 book of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Buzites in Job 32.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Barachel
father of Elihu
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 2 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Job 32:2 |
| Last appears | Job 32:6 |
| Cross-references | 39 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Buzites co-occurrence Appears with Buzites in Job 32.
- Ram co-occurrence Appears with Ram in Job 32.
- Elihu co-occurrence Appears with Elihu in Job 32.
- Job co-occurrence Appears with Job in Job 32.
- Ishmael root Shares the element -el, “God”.
- Israel root Shares the element -el, “God”.
- Rachel root Shares the element -el, “God”.
- Hazael root Shares the element -el, “God”.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Job.32.2;
father of: Elihu (H0453K)
§ Barachel = "God blesses"
father of Elihu
Barachel the Buzite was the father of Elihu, one of the men who spoke to Job.
The biblical story
Barachel is mentioned in Job.32.2 and Job.32.6 as the father of Elihu, one of the men who engaged in a dialogue with Job. Barachel is described as a Buzite, indicating that he was from the region of Buz, possibly located in northern Arabia or southern Edom. Elihu, his son, is introduced as a younger man who had been listening to the conversation between Job and his three friends (Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar). After the three friends had finished speaking, Elihu became angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God and with the friends for not refuting Job's arguments effectively. Elihu then proceeded to present his own perspective on Job's situation and God's justice. Apart from being Elihu's father and a Buzite, no other information is provided about Barachel himself.
Key verses
Barachel appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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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 32:2 -
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.
Job 32:6
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Job (2)
- Job 32:2
- Job 32:6