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Genesis 10:26-28
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26 Joktan was the father of[a] Almodad,[b] Sheleph,[c] Hazarmaveth,[d] Jerah,[e] 27 Hadoram, Uzal,[f] Diklah,[g] 28 Obal,[h] Abimael,[i] Sheba,[j]

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  1. Genesis 10:26 tn Heb “fathered.”
  2. Genesis 10:26 sn The name Almodad combines the Arabic article al with modad (“friend”). Almodad was the ancestor of a South Arabian people.
  3. Genesis 10:26 sn The name Sheleph may be related to Shilph, a district of Yemen; Shalph is a Yemenite tribe.
  4. Genesis 10:26 sn The name Hazarmaveth should be equated with Hadramawt, located in Southern Arabia.
  5. Genesis 10:26 sn The name Jerah means “moon.”
  6. Genesis 10:27 sn Uzal was the name of the old capital of Yemen.
  7. Genesis 10:27 sn The name Diklah means “date-palm.”
  8. Genesis 10:28 sn Obal was a name used for several localities in Yemen.
  9. Genesis 10:28 sn The name Abimael is a genuine Sabean form which means “my father, truly, he is God.”
  10. Genesis 10:28 sn The descendants of Sheba lived in South Arabia, where the Joktanites were more powerful than the Hamites.
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1 Chronicles 1:20-22
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20 Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 Ebal,[a] Abimael, Sheba,

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  1. 1 Chronicles 1:22 tc Some medieval Hebrew mss and the Syriac read “Obal” (see Gen 10:28).
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