Havilah

A written article for Havilah is still to come. Below and alongside: where Havilah appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 2400 BC
    2000 BC
  • Life of Havilah
    2300 BC to 2100 BC

Original word

  • חֲוִילָה havilah
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Where Havilah appears in Scripture

Genesis 2

שֵׁם הָֽאֶחָד פִּישׁוֹן הוּא הַסֹּבֵב אֵת כָּל-אֶרֶץ הַֽחֲוִילָה אֲשֶׁר-שָׁם הַזָּהָֽב׃
11
The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

Genesis 10

וּבְנֵי כוּשׁ סְבָא וַֽחֲוִילָה וְסַבְתָּה וְרַעְמָה וְסַבְתְּכָא וּבְנֵי רַעְמָה שְׁבָא וּדְדָֽן׃
7
And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
וְאֶת-אוֹפִר וְאֶת-חֲוִילָה וְאֶת-יוֹבָב כָּל-אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי יָקְטָֽן׃
29
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.

Genesis 25

וַיִּשְׁכְּנוּ מֵֽחֲוִילָה עַד-שׁוּר אֲשֶׁר עַל-פְּנֵי מִצְרַיִם בֹּֽאֲכָה אַשּׁוּרָה עַל-פְּנֵי כָל-אֶחָיו נָפָֽל׃
18
And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.

1 Samuel 15

וַיַּךְ שָׁאוּל אֶת-עֲמָלֵק מֵֽחֲוִילָה בּֽוֹאֲךָ שׁוּר אֲשֶׁר עַל-פְּנֵי מִצְרָֽיִם׃
7
And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.

1 Chronicles 1

וּבְנֵי כוּשׁ סְבָא וַֽחֲוִילָה וְסַבְתָּא וְרַעְמָא וְסַבְתְּכָא וּבְנֵי רַעְמָא שְׁבָא וּדְדָֽן׃
9
And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
וְאֶת-אוֹפִיר וְאֶת-חֲוִילָה וְאֶת-יוֹבָב כָּל-אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי יָקְטָֽן׃
23
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.