People of the Bible
Joktan
Family
- Father
- Eber (Heber)
- Brothers and sisters
- Peleg
- Children
- Abimael, Almodad, Diklah, Ebal (son of Joktan), Hadoram, Havilah (son of Joktan), Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Jobab (son of Joktan), Ophir, Sheba (son of Joktan), Sheleph, Uzal
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
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 M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.
Named in 6 verses
The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.