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Ishbak

Leaving, one of Abraham’s sons by Keturah (Gen. 25:2).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(left behind), a son of Abraham and Keturah, (Genesis 25:2; 1 Chronicles 1:32) and the progenitor of a tribe of northern Arabia. (B.C. after 1856.)

In the Bible

2

Verses where Ishbak is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 1:32

    The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

  • Genesis 25:2

    and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

Scripture on Ishbak

2

Ishbak references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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