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Joktan

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Easton's 1897Smith's 1863ISBE 19157 verse references

Easton's 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.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

Smith's 1863

(small), son of Eber, (Genesis 10:25; 1 Chronicles 1:19) and the father of the Joktanite Arabs. (Genesis 10:30) (B.C. about 2200.)

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain

ISBE 1915

jok'-tan (yoqTan, meaning unknown): "Son" of Eber, and "father" of 13 tribes (Ge 10:25,26,29; 1Ch 1:19,20,23).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

In Scripture

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