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Joktan

Mentioned 2246–2206 BC traditional (Jones)

Little, the second of the two sons of Eber (Gen. 10:25; 1 Chr. 1:19). There is an Arab tradition that Joktan (Arab. Kahtan) was the progenitor of all the purest tribes of Central and Southern Arabia.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Father
Eber
Children
Almodad, Diklah, Hadoram, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Sheleph, Uzal, Abimael, 5 more
Sibling
Peleg
Tagged in
6 verses

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent. Large families are folded into one node; select it to open them.

Family tree of Joktan: two generations up and down, with partners and siblings.

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 2271–2181 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Timeline of Joktan’s mentions beside the people of the same era.

Mentions

Begat counts Joktan in 6 tagged verses across 2 books.

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  1. Genesis3
  2. 1 Chronicles3

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBJoktan 6
KJVJoktan 6
ASVJoktan 6

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Every verse

All 6 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

Genesis3 verses
  1. 10:25

    Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

  2. 10:26

    And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

  3. 10:29

    Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

1 Chronicles3 verses
  1. 1:19

    Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

  2. 1:20

    And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

  3. 1:23

    Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

Little, the second of the two sons of Eber (Gen. 10:25; 1 Chr. 1:19). There is an Arab tradition that Joktan (Arab. Kahtan) was the progenitor of all the purest tribes of Central and Southern Arabia.