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Dedan’s descendants were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. Dedan’s sons were the Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. Dedan&#8217s sons were the Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Later, Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan, and when Dedan grew up, he had three sons: Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan's descendants were the Assyrians, the Letushites, and the Leummites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan, and the descendants of Dedan were the Asshurim, the Letushim, and the Leummim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan's sons were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. The descendants of Dedan were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jokshan became the father of Sheba, and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim and Leummim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jokshan became the father of Sheba, and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jokshan has begotten Sheba and Dedan; and the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jokshan hath begotten Sheba and Dedan; and the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim and Leummim.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Jecsan also begot Saba and Dadan. The children of Dadan were Assurim, and Latusim, and Loomin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Likewise, Jokshan conceived Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. The descendants of Dedan were the Asshurim, the Letushim, and the Leummim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Jokshan begot Sheba and Daran. And the sons of Daran were Asshurim, Letushim, and Ammim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yaqshan begot Sheba and Daran, and the sons of Daran were Ashudim and Latshim and Amim.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Jokshan begot Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Jezan begot Saba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Assurians and the Latusians, and Laomim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/25-3.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=5768" 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/25.htm">Abraham and Keturah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3370.htm" title="3370: wə·yā·qə·šān (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A son of Abraham and Keturah. From yaqosh; insidious; Jokshan, an Arabian patriarch.">Jokshan</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/7614.htm" title="7614: šə·ḇā (N-proper-ms) -- Of foreign origin; Sheba, the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian district.">Sheba</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/1719.htm" title="1719: də·ḏān (N-proper-ms) -- Or Ddaneh; of uncertain derivation; Dedan, the name of two Cushites and of their territory.">and Dedan.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇə·nê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">And the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/1719.htm" title="1719: ḏə·ḏān (N-proper-ms) -- Or Ddaneh; of uncertain derivation; Dedan, the name of two Cushites and of their territory.">of Dedan</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">were</a> <a href="/hebrew/805.htm" title="805: ’aš·šū·rim (N-proper-mp) -- Or iashshuwriy; from a patrial word of the same form as 'Ashshuwr; an Ashurite or inhabitant of Ashur, a district in Palestine.">the Asshurites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3912.htm" title="3912: ū·lə·ṭū·šîm (Conj-w:: N-proper-mp) -- Masculine plural of passive participle of latash; hammered ones; Letushim, an Arabian tribe.">the Letushites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3817.htm" title="3817: ū·lə·’um·mîm (Conj-w:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Dedan. Plural of lom; communities; Leum mim, an Arabian.">and the Leummites.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.…<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/1-32.htm">1 Chronicles 1:32-33</a></span><br />The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan. / The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of these were Keturah’s sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-25.htm">Genesis 37:25-28</a></span><br />And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt. / Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? / Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Judges 6:3</a></span><br />Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/8-24.htm">Judges 8:24</a></span><br />Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-15.htm">1 Kings 10:15</a></span><br />not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/1-3.htm">Job 1:3</a></span><br />and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-6.htm">Isaiah 60:6</a></span><br />Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-20.htm">Jeremiah 6:20</a></span><br />What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/27-21.htm">Ezekiel 27:21</a></span><br />Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers, trading in lambs, rams, and goats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-1.htm">Matthew 2:1-2</a></span><br />After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, / asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Matthew 12:42</a></span><br />The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/8-27.htm">Acts 8:27</a></span><br />So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-25.htm">Galatians 4:25</a></span><br />Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-30.htm">1 Kings 4:30</a></span><br />Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/9-14.htm">2 Chronicles 9:14</a></span><br />not including the revenue from the merchants and traders. And all the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/10-1.htm">1 Kings 10:1</a></b></br> And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-19.htm">Job 6:19</a></b></br> The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/72-10.htm">Psalm 72:10</a></b></br> The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.</p><p class="hdg">Dedan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23</a></b></br> Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all <i>that are</i> in the utmost corners,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/49-8.htm">Jeremiah 49:8</a></b></br> Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time <i>that</i> I will visit him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/25-13.htm">Ezekiel 25:13</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.</p><p class="hdg">Asshurim.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/2-9.htm">2 Samuel 2:9</a></b></br> And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Ezekiel 27:6</a></b></br> <i>Of</i> the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches <i>of</i> ivory, <i>brought</i> out of the isles of Chittim.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/2-9.htm">Asshurites</a> <a href="/genesis/22-23.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/genesis/22-23.htm">Begot</a> <a href="/genesis/22-23.htm">Begotten</a> <a href="/genesis/10-7.htm">Dedan</a> <a href="/genesis/24-60.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/genesis/25-2.htm">Jokshan</a> <a href="/genesis/10-28.htm">Sheba</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/2-9.htm">Asshurites</a> <a href="/genesis/25-19.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/genesis/25-19.htm">Begot</a> <a href="/genesis/25-19.htm">Begotten</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-9.htm">Dedan</a> <a href="/genesis/25-4.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-32.htm">Jokshan</a> <a href="/joshua/19-2.htm">Sheba</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-1.htm">The sons of Abraham by Keturah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-5.htm">The division of his goods.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-7.htm">His age, death, and burial.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-11.htm">God blesses Isaac.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-12.htm">The generations of Ishmael.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-17.htm">His age and death.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-19.htm">Isaac prays for Rebekah, being barren.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-22.htm">The children strive in her womb.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-24.htm">The birth of Esau and Jacob.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-27.htm">Their different characters and pursuits.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-29.htm">Esau sells his birthright.</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'; 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This lineage highlights the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham that he would be the father of many nations (<a href="/genesis/17-4.htm">Genesis 17:4</a>). Sheba and Dedan are significant as they are often associated with trade and wealth in the biblical narrative. Sheba is later connected with the Queen of Sheba, who visits Solomon, bringing gifts and testing his wisdom (<a href="/1_kings/10.htm">1 Kings 10:1-13</a>). Dedan is frequently mentioned in prophetic texts, often in the context of judgment or trade (<a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm">Isaiah 21:13</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Ezekiel 27:15</a>). These names also appear in genealogies that trace the spread of peoples and nations, indicating their historical and geographical significance in the ancient Near East.<p><b>And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.</b><br>The descendants of Dedan, namely the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites, are less prominently featured in the biblical narrative, but they represent tribes or groups that settled in the Arabian Peninsula. The Asshurites should not be confused with the Assyrians, though the name similarity suggests a possible cultural or linguistic connection. The Letushites and Leummites are not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible, indicating that they may have been smaller or less influential groups. However, their inclusion in this genealogy underscores the widespread influence of Abraham's descendants and the fulfillment of God's promise to make Abraham a father of many nations. This passage also reflects the broader theme of God's sovereignty in the establishment and distribution of nations, as seen throughout the biblical narrative.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jokshan.htm">Jokshan</a></b><br>A son of Abraham and Keturah, mentioned in the genealogies of Genesis. His lineage is significant in understanding the spread of Abraham's descendants.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheba.htm">Sheba</a></b><br>A descendant of Jokshan, often associated with a region or people known for wealth and trade, possibly linked to the Queen of Sheba who visited Solomon.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/dedan.htm">Dedan</a></b><br>Another descendant of Jokshan, associated with a region or tribe known for trade and commerce, often mentioned in prophetic literature.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/asshurim,_letushim,_and_leummim.htm">Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim</a></b><br>Tribes or clans descending from Dedan, representing the spread and influence of Abraham's lineage through Keturah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>The genealogies in <a href="/bsb/genesis/25.htm">Genesis 25</a> demonstrate God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promise to Abraham that he would be the father of many nations. This encourages believers to trust in God's promises in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_spread_of_influence.htm">The Spread of Influence</a></b><br>The descendants of Jokshan, including Sheba and Dedan, show how Abraham's influence extended beyond the immediate family of Isaac. Believers are reminded of their potential to impact the world beyond their immediate circles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_genealogies.htm">The Importance of Genealogies</a></b><br>While often overlooked, genealogies in the Bible provide important historical and theological insights. They remind us of God's sovereignty in history and His plan for humanity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_economic_impact.htm">Cultural and Economic Impact</a></b><br>The mention of Sheba and Dedan highlights the cultural and economic interactions in the ancient world. Christians are encouraged to engage with the world around them, using their resources and influence for God's glory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_abraham_father_kids_so_old.htm">How could Abraham father additional children at such an advanced age (Genesis 25:1–6)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_edom_face_ezekiel_25_12-14's_judgment.htm">In Ezekiel 25:12-14, is there verifiable evidence that Edom suffered the precise judgment described, or might this be an unfulfilled prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_tribes_in_genesis_25_1-4.htm">What evidence supports or challenges the historical existence of the tribes mentioned in Genesis 25:1-4?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_permit_biblical_genocides.htm">Why does God allow genocides to happen, including those commanded in the Bible (Numbers 31:17-18)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan.</span>--But Sheba and Dedan are also described as the sons of Raamah, the son of Cush (<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>). We have here proof that these genealogies are to a certain extent geographical, and that whereas these districts at first were peopled by a Hamitic race, they were subsequently conquered by men of the Semitic stock, who claimed Abraham for their ancestor. Most probably, therefore, we ought not to regard Sneba and Dedan as the names here of men. As men they were the sons of Raamah, but when the sons of Jokshan wrested these two countries from the family of Cush, they called them sons of their progenitor, because the dominant portion of the population had sprung from him. They appear as countries in <a href="/jeremiah/6-20.htm" title="To what purpose comes there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet to me.">Jeremiah 6:20</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/49-8.htm" title="Flee you, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau on him, the time that I will visit him.">Jeremiah 49:8</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/25-13.htm" title="Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out my hand on Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.">Ezekiel 25:13</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/27-15.htm" title="The men of Dedan were your merchants; many isles were the merchandise of your hand: they brought you for a present horns of ivory and ebony.">Ezekiel 27:15</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/27-22.htm" title="The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were your merchants: they occupied in your fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.">Ezekiel 27:22</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/38-13.htm" title="Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say to you, Are you come to take a spoil? have you gathered your company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?">Ezekiel 38:13</a>, &c. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Jokshan begat Sheba</span>, - probably the Sabeans: <a href="/job/1-15.htm">Job 1:15</a>; <a href="/job/6-19.htm">Job 6:19</a> (Keil) - <span class="cmt_word">and Dedan</span> - probably the trading people mentioned in <a href="/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23</a> (Keil). <span class="cmt_word">And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim</span>, - who have been associated with the warlike tribe of the <span class="accented">Asir</span>, <span class="accented">to</span> the south of Hejas (Keil) - <span class="cmt_word">and Letu-shim</span>, - the <span class="accented">Bann Leits</span> in Hejas (Keil) - <span class="cmt_word">and Leummim</span> - the tribe <span class="accented">Bann Lam</span>, which extended even to Babylon and Mesopotamia (Keil). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/25-3.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">Jokshan</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָקְשָׁ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·qə·šān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3370.htm">Strong's 3370: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jokshan -- a son of Abraham and Keturah</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">Sheba</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁבָ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḇā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7614.htm">Strong's 7614: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sheba -- a territory in soutwest Arabia, also the name of one or more descendant of Noah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Dedan.</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּדָ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(də·ḏān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1719.htm">Strong's 1719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dedan -- a descendant of Ham, also a descendant of Abraham</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And the sons</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Dedan</span><br /><span class="heb">דְדָ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(ḏə·ḏān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1719.htm">Strong's 1719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dedan -- a descendant of Ham, also a descendant of Abraham</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were</span><br /><span class="heb">הָי֛וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Asshurites,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַשּׁוּרִ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(’aš·šū·rim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_805.htm">Strong's 805: </a> </span><span class="str2">Asshurim -- descendant of Asshur, also a region of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Letushites,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְטוּשִׁ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ṭū·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3912.htm">Strong's 3912: </a> </span><span class="str2">Letushim -- 'hammered ones', descendant of Abraham and Keturah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the Leummites.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְאֻמִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·’um·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3817.htm">Strong's 3817: </a> </span><span class="str2">Leummim -- descendant of Dedan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/25-3.htm">Genesis 25:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/25-3.htm">Genesis 25:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/25-3.htm">Genesis 25:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/25-3.htm">Genesis 25:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/25-3.htm">Genesis 25:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/25-3.htm">Genesis 25:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/25-3.htm">Genesis 25:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/25-3.htm">Genesis 25:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/25-3.htm">Genesis 25:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/25-3.htm">Genesis 25:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/25-3.htm">OT Law: Genesis 25:3 Jokshan became the father of Sheba (Gen. 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