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Sheba (son of Joktan)

Family

Father: Joktan
Brothers and sisters: Abimael, Almodad, Diklah, Ebal (son of Joktan), Hadoram, Havilah (son of Joktan), Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Jobab (son of Joktan), Ophir, Sheleph, Uzal

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Heb. id. A son of Joktan (Gen. 10:28), probably the founder of the Sabeans.

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 2 verses

Genesis: 10:28
1 Chronicles: 1:22

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.