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Joktan (also written as Yoktan; Hebrew: יָקְטָן, Modern: Yŏqtan, Tiberian: Yāqṭān; Arabic: يقطان, romanized : Yaqṭān) was the second of the two sons of Eber ( Book of Genesis 10:25; 1 Chronicles 1:19) mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. He descends from Shem, son of Noah .
In Gen. x. Joktan is described as the ancestor of several south-Arabian tribes. In accordance with this statement Arab genealogists hold Ḳaḥṭan to be the first king of Yemen, and his son and successor Ya'rub the first person who spoke Arabic. This is but the legendary form of the tradition that Ḳaḥṭan was the progenitor of the ...
Joktan. JOKTAN jŏk’ tăn ( יָקְטָֽן ). A son of Eber and a brother of Peleg and from whom thirteen tribes of Arabia sprang ( Gen 10:25-29; 1 Chron 1:19-23 ). It is said that his descendants lived from Mesha to Sephar. It is apparent that he was the ancestor of the older Arabian tribes.
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- Seventy Nations
- Structure
- Japheth and His Descendants
- Ham and His Descendants
- Shem and His Descendants
- The Composite Nature of Genesis 10
- Theological Implications and The Placing of Genesis 10
- The Combined Text
Excluding the short narrative on Nimrod (vv. 8–12), which appears to be a later addition, Genesis 10 contains 70 names of nations or cities, a number that was symbolic of totality. Similarly, the descendants of Jacob were 70 in number (Gen 46:37; Exod 1:5),as were the sons of the supreme Canaanite god El, with whom YHWH became equated. Deuteronomy ...
Throughout Genesis, Noah’s sons are commonly listed as “Shem, Ham, and Japheth,” and the table of nations introduces them in this order: The subsequent list of their descendants in Genesis 10, however, presents them in the reverse order: the 14 descendants of Japheth, 30 descendants of Ham, and 26 descendants of Shem. This order places Shem, the an...
Japheth is represented as the ancestor of various Anatolian and Mediterranean nations lying to the north and west of Israel (vv. 2–3): Yawan(Javan) – originally Ionia, the dwelling place of Greeks in western Turkey; later Greece in general. Madai– the Medes of N.W. Iran. Ashkenaz– the Scythians, who emigrated from Siberia to Ukraine (the furthest n...
Ham (vv. 6–20) is especially represented as the father or ancestor of various peoples in north Africa around Egypt and of various places in Arabia, but also curiously of the Canaanites (as well as a few others like Cretans and Lydians). The origin of the name Ham is uncertain,but we can say that “the land of Ham” elsewhere in the Bible refers to or...
Shem, whose name lies behind our word “Semitic,”is the ancestor of various countries that are mostly in western Asia (vv. 21–31): Elam – in north-west Iran, the most eastern location mentioned in Genesis 10. Although included amongst the sons of Shem, Elam was not Semitic and Elamite is not a Semitic language. Presumably, Elam is listed here becaus...
Even though the text does not state the number of entries in the list, the editor has made sure that there are 70 nations in toto (excluding the later addition of Nimrod in vv. 8–12). The list is clearly composite, combining material from the P and J sources that sometimes overlaps,which explains why several nations are mentioned twice: Sheba (vv. ...
Theologically, Genesis 10 implies the unity of the human race, since all nations, whether friend or foe, are regarded as blood relations, all descendants of Noah and ultimately Adam. The list also represents the fulfillment of God’s command to Noah in P’s flood story (cf. Gen 9:19): For P, the spread of humanity all over the earth, leading to the f...
Key: The P text is red.The J text is indented and in blue, with the Nimrod addition shown inbold. R (the Redactor) is shown in italics in black.
Kahtan) was the progenitor of all the purest tribes of Central and Southern Arabia. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. JOKTAN. jok'-tan (yoqTan, meaning unknown): "Son" of Eber, and "father" of 13 tribes ( Genesis 10:25, 26, 29 1 Chronicles 1:19, 20, 23 ). Strong's Hebrew.
Genesis 10:25. ESV To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan. NIV Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan. NASB Two sons were born to Eber; the name of the one was Peleg ...
The name Joktan in the Bible Joktan is a son of the famous Eber , his brother being Peleg , the forefather of Abraham (Genesis 10:25). The Joktanites are the last mentioned Shemite generation before the tower of Babel is built.
