People of the Bible

Hazarmaveth, son of Joktan

The name Hazarmaveth means “dwelling of death.” Hazarmaveth is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 10:26.

Family of Hazarmaveth

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Who was Hazarmaveth?

Court of death, the third son of Joktan, and a region in Arabia-Felix settled by him (Gen. 10:26; 1 Chr. 1:20). It is probably the modern province of Hadramaut, situated on the Indian Ocean east of the modern Yemen.

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Hazarmaveth

  • Genesis 10:26

    And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

  • 1 Chronicles 1:20

    And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,