Hobab

Moses' brother-in-law, a Midianite.

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

  • 1600 BC
    1200 BC
  • Hobab
    1490 BC to 1285 BC

Original word

  • חֹבָב hobab
    H2246
Relationships
Father: Jethro Brother: Eliasaph Sister: Zipporah
Citations
“Hobab.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Hobab appears in Scripture

Numbers 10

וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה לְחֹבָב בֶּן-רְעוּאֵל הַמִּדְיָנִי חֹתֵן מֹשֶׁה נֹֽסְעִים׀ אֲנַחְנוּ אֶל-הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אָמַר יְהוָה אֹתוֹ אֶתֵּן לָכֶם לְכָה אִתָּנוּ וְהֵטַבְנוּ לָךְ כִּֽי-יְהוָה דִּבֶּר-טוֹב עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
29
And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.

Judges 4

וְחֶבֶר הַקֵּינִי נִפְרָד מִקַּיִן מִבְּנֵי חֹבָב חֹתֵן מֹשֶׁה וַיֵּט אָֽהֳלוֹ עַד-אֵלוֹן ‫(בצענים)‬ בְּצַעֲנַנִּים אֲשֶׁר אֶת-קֶֽדֶשׁ׃
11
Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.