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Joktan
Little, the second of the two sons of Eber (Gen 10:25; 1 Chr 1:19). There is an Arab tradition that Joktan (Arab. Kahtan) was the progenitor of all the purest tribes of Central and Southern Arabia.
Named in the Bible
6 verses
- Genesis 10:25 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
- Genesis 10:26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
- Genesis 10:29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:19 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name was Joktan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:20 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
- 1 Chronicles 1:23 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
