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Genesis 10:28-30
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28 Obal,[a] Abimael,[b] Sheba,[c] 29 Ophir,[d] Havilah,[e] and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan. 30 Their dwelling place was from Mesha all the way to[f] Sephar in the eastern hills.

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  1. Genesis 10:28 sn Obal was a name used for several localities in Yemen.
  2. Genesis 10:28 sn The name Abimael is a genuine Sabean form which means “my father, truly, he is God.”
  3. Genesis 10:28 sn The descendants of Sheba lived in South Arabia, where the Joktanites were more powerful than the Hamites.
  4. Genesis 10:29 sn Ophir became the name of a territory in South Arabia. Many of the references to Ophir are connected with gold (e.g., 1 Kgs 9:28; 10:11; 22:48; 1 Chr 29:4; 2 Chr 8:18; 9:10; Job 22:24; 28:16; Ps 45:9; Isa 13:12).
  5. Genesis 10:29 sn Havilah is listed with Ham in v. 7.
  6. Genesis 10:30 tn Heb “as you go.”
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