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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/10.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Joktan became the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Joktan became the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Joktan was the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The descendants of Joktan were the people of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And Joktan became the father of Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joktan has begotten Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Joktan hath begotten Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Joktan will beget Ahnodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Which Jectan begot Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, Jare, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />This Joktan conceived Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, Jerah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yaqtan begot Elmodad and Shalaph, and Khetsarmuth, and Yarakh,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Jektan begot Elmodad, and Saleth, and Sarmoth, and Jarach,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/10-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=2263" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/10.htm">The Semites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan. <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3355.htm" title="3355: wə·yā·qə·ṭān (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A desc. of Shem and ancestor of several Arabian tribes. From qaton; he will be made little; Joktan, an Arabian patriarch.">And Joktan</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yā·laḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">was the father of</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/486.htm" title="486: ’al·mō·w·ḏāḏ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Joktan, also his desc. Probably of foreign derivation.">Almodad,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8026.htm" title="8026: šā·lep̄ (N-proper-ms) -- Sheleph -- drawn out, a son of Joktan and his desc. From shalaph; extract; Sheleph, a son of Jokthan.">Sheleph,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2700.htm" title="2700: ḥă·ṣar·mā·weṯ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Joktan, also his desc. From chatser and maveth; village of death; Chatsarmaveth, a place in Arabia.">Hazarmaveth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3392.htm" title="3392: yā·raḥ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Joktan, also his desc. The same as yerach; Jerach, an Arabian patriarch.">Jerah,</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-20.htm">1 Chronicles 1:20-23</a></span><br />And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, / Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, / Obal, Abimael, Sheba, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/10-21.htm">Genesis 10:21-25</a></span><br />And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber. / The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. / The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/11-10.htm">Genesis 11:10-26</a></span><br />This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad. / And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters. / When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-17.htm">1 Chronicles 1:17-19</a></span><br />The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. / Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber. / Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-35.htm">Luke 3:35-36</a></span><br />the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, / the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1-17</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Acts 17:26</a></span><br />From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12-14</a></span><br />Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned. / For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law. / Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-22.htm">1 Corinthians 15:22</a></span><br />For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-1.htm">Hebrews 11:1-3</a></span><br />Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see. / This is why the ancients were commended. / By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-18.htm">Isaiah 66:18-19</a></span><br />“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory. / I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-8.htm">Deuteronomy 32:8</a></span><br />When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/86-9.htm">Psalm 86:9</a></span><br />All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-16.htm">Acts 14:16-17</a></span><br />In past generations, He let all nations go their own way. / Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-20.htm">Romans 1:20</a></span><br />For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/1-20.htm">1 Chronicles 1:20-28</a></b></br> And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/1-20.htm">Almodad</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-20.htm">Almo'dad</a> <a href="/genesis/10-24.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/genesis/10-24.htm">Begot</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-20.htm">Hazarmaveth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-20.htm">Hazarma'veth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-20.htm">Jerah</a> <a href="/genesis/10-25.htm">Joktan</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-20.htm">Sheleph</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/1-20.htm">Almodad</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-20.htm">Almo'dad</a> <a href="/genesis/11-10.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/genesis/11-10.htm">Begot</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-20.htm">Hazarmaveth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-20.htm">Hazarma'veth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-20.htm">Jerah</a> <a href="/genesis/10-29.htm">Joktan</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-20.htm">Sheleph</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/10-1.htm">The generations of Noah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/10-2.htm">Japheth.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/10-6.htm">Ham.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/10-8.htm">Nimrod becomes the first monarch; the descendants of Canaan.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/10-21.htm">The sons of Shem.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And Joktan was the father of Almodad</b><br>Joktan is a descendant of Shem, one of Noah's sons, and is listed in the Table of Nations, which outlines the genealogies of the post-flood world. Almodad is believed to be the progenitor of a tribe or region in Arabia. The name Almodad may be linked to the ancient Arabian tribes, suggesting a connection to the early Semitic peoples who settled in the Arabian Peninsula. This reflects the spread of humanity and the fulfillment of God's command to "be fruitful and multiply" (<a href="/genesis/9-7.htm">Genesis 9:7</a>).<p><b>Sheleph</b><br>Sheleph is another descendant of Joktan, and his name is associated with the region of Yemen. The Shelephites are thought to have settled in the southwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula. This area was known for its trade routes and wealth, indicating the prosperity and influence of Joktan's descendants. The mention of Sheleph highlights the geographical expansion of the Semitic peoples and their role in the ancient world.<p><b>Hazarmaveth</b><br>Hazarmaveth is believed to correspond to the region of Hadramaut in modern-day Yemen. This area was historically significant for its incense trade, which was a valuable commodity in the ancient Near East. The name Hazarmaveth itself means "village of death," possibly indicating a place of burial or a region known for its harsh conditions. The inclusion of Hazarmaveth in the genealogy underscores the diverse and widespread nature of Joktan's lineage.<p><b>Jerah</b><br>Jerah is another son of Joktan, and his name means "moon" or "month," suggesting a possible connection to lunar worship or a calendar system. The descendants of Jerah may have settled in regions that were influenced by such cultural practices. The mention of Jerah in the genealogy serves as a reminder of the varied cultural and religious influences present in the ancient world, as well as the spread of Joktan's descendants across different territories.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joktan.htm">Joktan</a></b><br>A descendant of Shem, Joktan is listed as the father of several sons, including Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, and Jerah. He is part of the genealogical record that traces the lineage of the Semitic peoples.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/almodad.htm">Almodad</a></b><br>One of Joktan's sons. His name and lineage are part of the Table of Nations, which outlines the descendants of Noah's sons after the flood.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheleph.htm">Sheleph</a></b><br>Another son of Joktan. His name is included in the genealogical record, contributing to the understanding of the spread of nations.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/hazarmaveth.htm">Hazarmaveth</a></b><br>Also a son of Joktan. His name is believed to be associated with a region in southern Arabia, indicating the geographical spread of Joktan's descendants.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerah.htm">Jerah</a></b><br>The fourth son of Joktan mentioned in this verse. His name, like his brothers', contributes to the broader account of the dispersion of peoples.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_genealogies.htm">The Importance of Genealogies</a></b><br>Genealogies in the Bible serve to connect historical events and people, showing God's hand in history and the fulfillment of His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_our_roots.htm">Understanding Our Roots</a></b><br>Just as the genealogies trace the origins of nations, Christians are encouraged to understand their spiritual heritage and identity in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_history.htm">God's Sovereignty in History</a></b><br>The dispersion of nations and peoples, as seen in Joktan's lineage, reflects God's sovereign plan and purpose for humanity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a></b><br>While genealogies highlight the diversity of nations, they also point to the unity of all people under God's creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_across_generations.htm">Faithfulness Across Generations</a></b><br>The record of Joktan's descendants reminds believers of the importance of faithfulness and passing down a legacy of faith through generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_'earth_divided'_in_peleg's_time.htm">What does 'Earth divided in Peleg's days' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_genesis_10_25_align_with_geology.htm">How can Genesis 10:25 claim 'the earth was divided' in Peleg's time when geological records indicate continental drift happened millions of years earlier?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_a_famine_in_fertile_genesis_26_1.htm">In Genesis 26:1, how could there be a famine severe enough to threaten Isaac in a land often praised for its fertility?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_peleg's_'division'_imply_a_global_event.htm">In 1 Chronicles 1:19, does the mention of 'division' in Peleg's time imply a global geological event that contradicts modern science?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26-31) <span class= "bld">Joktan.</span>--"The little one," as being a younger son. Of the thirteen divisions of his family, few are of any importance, though several of the names are curious from their connection with the Arabic language. The Joktanite country was Arabia Felix, or Yemen, and as the people led a pastoral life without founding cities, the traces of their tribal names are insignificant. Those worth noting are Almodad, because it has the full form of the article, retained as <span class= "ital">Al </span>in Arabic, but shortened in Hebrew into <span class= "ital">Ha. </span>Hazarmaveth, "the court of death," so called because of the unhealthiness of its climate, is now Hadramaut. Abimael means "the father of Mael." While in Hebrew and Syriac men took the name of their father, in Arabic they often take the name of a son, with <span class= "ital">Abu </span>or <span class= "ital">Abi </span>("father of") prefixed. Sheba, the region afterwards famous for its commerce and its wealth of spices and precious stones. A Sheba also occurs among the race of Ham (see <a href="/genesis/10-7.htm" title="And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.">Genesis 10:7</a>). Opbir: the name, probably, at first of a district of Oman in Arabia, but afterwards given to some port in India or Ceylon, from some fancied similarity. Havilah: some commentators consider that this is the same district as that previously occupied by the Cushites (<a href="/genesis/10-7.htm" title="And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.">Genesis 10:7</a>); others argue that the two Havilahs are distinct, and that this is the region called <span class= "ital">Chawlan, </span>in Northern Yemen. It is, however, certain that the Hamites possessed this country prior to its being occupied by the Joktanites.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 26-30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Joktan begat Almodad</span>. Usually said to be Yemen. <span class="cmt_word">And Sheleph</span>. The Salapenoi of Ptolemy, belonging to the interior of Arabia. <span class="cmt_word">And Hazarmaveth</span>. Hadramaut, southeast of Arabia (Bochart, Michaelis). <span class="cmt_word">And Jerah</span>. Contiguous to Hadramaut. <span class="cmt_word">And Hadoram</span>. Adramitae of Ptolemy, or the Atramitae of Pliny (Bochart) <span class="cmt_word">And Uzal</span>. Awzal, the capital of Yemen (Bochart). <span class="cmt_word">And Diklah</span>. The palm-bearing region of Arabia Felix (Bochart); a tribe between the mouth of the Tiber and the Persian Gulf (Michaelis). <span class="cmt_word">And Obal, and Abimael</span>, whose settlements are not known. <span class="cmt_word">And Sheba</span>. <span class="accented">Vide supra</span>, ver. 7. <span class="cmt_word">And Ophir</span>. In Arabia; probably in Oman, on the Persian Gulf (Michaelis, Rosenmüller, Kalisch, Keil), though it has also been located in India (Josephus, Vitringa, Gesenius, Delitzsch). The gold of Ophir celebrated (<a href="/1_kings/9-27.htm">1 Kings 9:27, 28</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/9-10.htm">2 Chronicles 9:10, 13, 21</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And Havilah</span>. The Chaulan in Arabia Felix, but <span class="accented">vide supra</span>, ver. 7. <span class="cmt_word">And Jobab</span>. The Jobabitae of Ptolemy, near the Indian Sea (Michaelis, Rosenmüller); but more probably a tribe in Arabia Deserta if Jobab - Arabic <span class="accented">jebab</span>, a desert (Bochart, Gesenius, Kalisch). <span class="cmt_word">All these were the sons of Joktan</span>. <span class="cmt_word">And their dwelling was from Mesha</span>. The seaport of Muza (Bochart); Messene, at the mouth of the Tigris (Michaelis, Rosenmüller, Kalisch). <span class="cmt_word">As thou goest into Zephar.</span> Zafar or Dhafari, on the coast of the Hadramut. The difficulty of identifying a seaport town with a mountain is got over (Kalisch) by reading "to the" instead of <span class="cmt_word">a mount of the east</span> - the thunderous range of hills in the vicinity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/10-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And Joktan</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָקְטָ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·qə·ṭān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3355.htm">Strong's 3355: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joktan -- a descendant of Shem and ancestor of several Arabian tribes</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was the father of</span><br /><span class="heb">יָלַ֔ד</span> <span class="translit">(yā·laḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Almodad,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַלְמוֹדָ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(’al·mō·w·ḏāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_486.htm">Strong's 486: </a> </span><span class="str2">Almodad -- a son of Joktan, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Sheleph,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֑לֶף</span> <span class="translit">(šā·lep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8026.htm">Strong's 8026: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sheleph -- 'drawn out', a son of Joktan and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hazarmaveth,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲצַרְמָ֖וֶת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ṣar·mā·weṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2700.htm">Strong's 2700: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hazarmaveth -- a son of Joktan, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jerah,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָֽרַח׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·raḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3392.htm">Strong's 3392: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerah -- a son of Joktan, also his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/10-26.htm">Genesis 10:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/10-26.htm">Genesis 10:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/10-26.htm">Genesis 10:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/10-26.htm">Genesis 10:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/10-26.htm">Genesis 10:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/10-26.htm">Genesis 10:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/10-26.htm">Genesis 10:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/10-26.htm">Genesis 10:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/10-26.htm">Genesis 10:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/10-26.htm">Genesis 10:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/10-26.htm">OT Law: Genesis 10:26 Joktan became the father of Almodad Sheleph (Gen. 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