Person
Jobab
son of Joktan
Son of Joktan listed in the Table of Nations as a descendant of Shem, with no narrative details recorded.
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Jobab was one of the thirteen sons of Joktan listed in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 and repeated in 1 Chronicles 1. Joktan was a son of Eber and a descendant of , making Jobab part of the Semitic branch of 's descendants. The Table of Nations presents Joktan's sons as progenitors of various peoples, likely in southern Arabia, but the biblical text offers no narrative details about Jobab himself beyond the genealogical entry.
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