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Arabian Roots
Commentators consistently place Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab in the Arabian Peninsula. Ophir, which later became famous as a source of gold for King Solomon, is identified as an Arabian territory, likely in modern-day Yemen or Oman. This grounds the biblical account in specific, real-world geography.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 10:21–32
18th Century
Theologian
21. אבר 'eber — “Eber, yonder side; verb: pass, cross.”
22. עילם 'eylām — “Elam.” עוּל ‛ûl<…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 10:26–31
19th Century
Bishop
Joktan. —“The little one,” as being a younger son. Of the thirteen divisions of his family, few are of any importance, though seve…
John Gill
On Genesis 10:29
17th Century
Pastor
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab
If several of the sons of Joktan went into India, as the Arabs say, one would be t…
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Matthew Henry
On Genesis 10:15–32
17th Century
Minister
The descendants of Canaan were numerous, rich, and pleasantly situated; yet Canaan was under a divine curse, and not a curse without cause. Those w…