Joktan
Son of Eber and ancestor of Arabian tribes
A written article for Joktan is still to come. Below and alongside: where Joktan appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.
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2300 BC2200 BC
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Joktan2247 BC to 2207 BC
Original word
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יׇקְטָן joktanH3355
Citations
“Joktan.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
Where Joktan appears in Scripture
וּלְעֵבֶר יֻלַּד שְׁנֵי בָנִים שֵׁם הָֽאֶחָד פֶּלֶג כִּי בְיָמָיו נִפְלְגָה הָאָרֶץ וְשֵׁם אָחִיו יָקְטָֽן׃
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.
וְיָקְטָן יָלַד אֶת-אַלְמוֹדָד וְאֶת-שָׁלֶף וְאֶת-חֲצַרְמָוֶת וְאֶת-יָֽרַח׃
And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
וְאֶת-אוֹפִר וְאֶת-חֲוִילָה וְאֶת-יוֹבָב כָּל-אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי יָקְטָֽן׃
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
וּלְעֵבֶר יֻלַּד שְׁנֵי בָנִים שֵׁם הָֽאֶחָד פֶּלֶג כִּי בְיָמָיו נִפְלְגָה הָאָרֶץ וְשֵׁם אָחִיו יָקְטָֽן׃
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.
וְיָקְטָן יָלַד אֶת-אַלְמוֹדָד וְאֶת-שָׁלֶף וְאֶת-חֲצַרְמָוֶת וְאֶת-יָֽרַח׃
And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
וְאֶת-אוֹפִיר וְאֶת-חֲוִילָה וְאֶת-יוֹבָב כָּל-אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי יָקְטָֽן׃
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.