Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
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Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
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And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
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And Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah;
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- Genesis 10:26-27 Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ch 1:20 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and…
1Ch 1:20 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
Ver. 20. And Joktan begat Almodad and Sheleph, &c.] These thirteen sons of Joktan were captains of those colonies that went out of the land of Shinar, upon the dispersion of the nations into various parts of the world, according to their different languages. {Gen 11:1-9} Whether they fell from the true religion professed by their grandfather Heber is uncertain; but from them is supposed to descend the people of East India, and of America also.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 20. Joktan begat Almodad] "He divided and measured…
Verse 20. Joktan begat Almodad] "He divided and measured the earth by lines. Sheleph; he assigned rivers to be boundaries. Hazarmaveth; he prepared a place of snares to kill by the highways. Jerah; he built inns, and when any person came to eat and drink, he gave him deadly poison, and so took his property." - T.
According to these traditions, the two first were geographers; the third, a public robber; and the fourth, an unprincipled innkeeper, who gave poison to his rich guests, that he might get their property. Such things have been done even in modern times.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 20. Joktan begat Almodad] All the names of the…
20. Joktan begat Almodad] All the names of the sons of Joktan here given, so far as they have been identified, represent peoples situated in S. Arabia or on the W. coast of the Red Sea lying over against S. Arabia.
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All of the names here are names of men. (See: How to Translate Names)
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