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Genesis 10:26
New English Translation
Genesis 10:26
New English Translation
26 Joktan was the father of[a] Almodad,[b] Sheleph,[c] Hazarmaveth,[d] Jerah,[e]
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- Genesis 10:26 tn Heb “fathered.”
- Genesis 10:26 sn The name Almodad combines the Arabic article al with modad (“friend”). Almodad was the ancestor of a South Arabian people.
- Genesis 10:26 sn The name Sheleph may be related to Shilph, a district of Yemen; Shalph is a Yemenite tribe.
- Genesis 10:26 sn The name Hazarmaveth should be equated with Hadramawt, located in Southern Arabia.
- Genesis 10:26 sn The name Jerah means “moon.”
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