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Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
21. אבר 'eber — “Eber, yonder side; verb: pass, cross.”
22. עילם 'eylām — “Elam.” עוּל ‛ûl<…
19th Century
Anglican
Joktan. —“The little one,” as being a younger son. Of the thirteen divisions of his family, few are of any importance, though seve…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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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