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Joktan, son of Eber

The name Joktan means “small dispute; contention; disgust.” Joktan is mentioned in 6 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 10:25.

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Who was Joktan?

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.

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

Key verses about Joktan

  • Genesis 10:25

    And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

  • Genesis 10:26

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

  • Genesis 10:29

    And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:19

    And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name was Joktan.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:20

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

  • 1 Chronicles 1:23

    And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.