HADAD Adod, brave(?), the name of a Syrian god. 1. An Edomite king who defeated the Midianites (Genesis 36:35; 1 Chroni cles 1:46). HADAD 1. A successor of Husham as king of Edom (Vanquished the Midianites on the field of Moab -- Genesis 36:35; 1 Chronicles 1:46) HADAD (mighty) 2. A king of Edom who gained an important victory over the Midianites o n the field of Moab. (Genesis 36:35; 1 Chronicles 1:46)