Interesting Facts

• Mered is identified as one of the four sons of Pildash, placing him within the lineage of Nahor, the brother of Abraham.
• The provided sources do not contain any specific details about Mered’s individual actions, personality, or life events beyond his name in a list of descendants.

Genealogy

• Mered was a son of Pildash.
• Pildash was one of the three sons of Hazo.
• Hazo was a son of Nahor, the brother of Abraham. This makes Mered a great-nephew of Abraham.
• Nahor’s wife was Milca, the daughter of Haran and sister to Sarah, Abraham’s wife. This makes Mered a great-nephew by marriage of Sarah.
• Mered had three brothers: Arud, Chamam, and Moloch. The texts do not provide any information regarding Mered’s own marital status or offspring.

Historical Context

Mered, as a grandson of Hazo and great-grandson of Nahor, would have lived in Haran with his extended family. This was a time when Abraham had already journeyed to Canaan and experienced significant events like his sojourn in Gerar with King Abimelech and the birth of Isaac. The mention of Mered and his brothers occurs within a larger genealogical record detailing the offspring of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, who remained in Haran. While some of Nahor’s other descendants, such as Aram and Rechob, and the sons of Kesed, are noted to have migrated and established settlements elsewhere, the texts do not indicate any such movements for Pildash or his sons, including Mered. The cultural context of Mesopotamia at this time placed a significant emphasis on family lineage and the growth of clans.

Narrative

The narrative concerning Mered is exclusively contained within the genealogical record of Nahor’s descendants. Unlike figures such as Abraham, Isaac, or even other descendants of Nahor who are mentioned in connection with migrations, Mered’s presence in the texts is limited to his name as one of the sons of Pildash. His inclusion in this lineage serves to illustrate the continued expansion of Abraham’s extended family in the region of Haran, separate from the main narrative focusing on the lineage of Isaac in Canaan. The absence of any specific actions or dialogues attributed to Mered suggests that his role within the broader patriarchal narratives, as presented in these sources, is primarily that of a link within the familial genealogy, underscoring the continuation of Nahor’s line. Therefore, his story, as far as these texts reveal, is one of familial connection and ancestral lineage rather than individual events or interactions within the historical accounts provided.