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Their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.
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The Arabian Homeland
Commentators agree that this verse geographically places the thirteen tribes of Joktan, descendants of Shem, in the Arabian Peninsula. Their territory stretched across a vast area, encompassing regions known today as Yemen and Hadramaut, establishing them as the ancestors of many Arab peoples.
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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 their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go untoZephar, a mount of the east .
Mesha, which is thought …
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