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Jobab
Disambiguation
The source enumerates 3 distinct subjects under Jobab. Jump to one below, or read in order.
Dweller in the desert.
Jobab (1)
#One of the sons of Joktan, and founder of an Arabian tribe (Gen. 10:29).
Jobab (2)
#King of Edom, succeeded Bela (Gen. 36:33, 34).
Jobab (3)
#A Canaanitish king (Josh. 11:1) who joined the confederacy against Joshua.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(a desert).
The last in order of the sons of Joktan. (Genesis 10:29; 1 Chronicles 1:23) One of the “kings” of Edom. (Genesis 3:34; 1 Chronicles 1:44; 45) King of Madon; one of the northern chieftains who attempted to oppose Joshua’s conquest and were routed by him at Meron. (Joshua 11:1) only. Head of a Benjamite house. (1 Chronicles 8:9)
In the Bible
9
Verses where Jobab is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 1:23
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:44
When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 1:45
When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 8:9
His sons by his wife Hodesh: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
- 1 Chronicles 8:18
Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
- Genesis 10:29
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
+3 more verses naming Jobab.
Entries that reference Jobab
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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