Inicio Personas Joktan Joktan was the son of Eber and brother to Peleg, and is regarded as the patriarch of thirteen Arab tribes. He belongs to the lineage of Shem, Noah's son, and his descendants settled in southern Arabia. While Peleg's line led onward to Abraham and the people of Israel, Joktan's line represents the Semitic peoples of the Arabian Peninsula.
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Hechos clave Joktan is mentioned as a son of Eber in the genealogy following Shem, Noah's son. This lineage shows how the nations spread after the flood.
25 Two sons were born to Eber. One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided; his brother's name was Joktan. heb וּלְעֵ֥בֶר יֻלַּ֖ד שְׁנֵ֣י בָנִ֑ים שֵׁ֣ם הֽ͏ָאֶחָ֞ד פֶּ֗לֶג כִּ֤י בְיָמָיו֙ נִפְלְגָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ וְשֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו יָקְטָֽן׃
26 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, heb וְיָקְטָ֣ן יָלַ֔ד אֶת־אַלְמוֹדָ֖ד וְאֶת־שָׁ֑לֶף וְאֶת־חֲצַרְמָ֖וֶת וְאֶת־יָֽרַח׃
The Bible lists Joktan's thirteen sons, who became ancestors for various ethnic groups in southern Arabia. These include well-known names such as Sheba, Ophir, and Havilah.
26 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, heb וְיָקְטָ֣ן יָלַ֔ד אֶת־אַלְמוֹדָ֖ד וְאֶת־שָׁ֑לֶף וְאֶת־חֲצַרְמָ֖וֶת וְאֶת־יָֽרַח׃
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, heb וְאֶת־הֲדוֹרָ֥ם וְאֶת־אוּזָ֖ל וְאֶת־דִּקְלָֽה׃
28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba, heb וְאֶת־עוֹבָ֥ל וְאֶת־אֲבִֽימָאֵ֖ל וְאֶת־שְׁבָֽא׃
29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. heb וְאֶת־אוֹפִ֥ר וְאֶת־חֲוִילָ֖ה וְאֶת־יוֹבָ֑ב כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י יָקְטָֽן׃
Joktan's descendants settled in the mountainous region to the east, from Mesha to Sephar. This area likely corresponds to southern Arabia and Yemen.
30 Their settlements stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, the hill country of the east. heb וֽ͏ַיְהִ֥י מוֹשָׁבָ֖ם מִמֵּשָׁ֑א בֹּאֲכָ֥ה סְפָ֖רָה הַ֥ר הַקֶּֽדֶם׃
In Eber's days the earth was divided – this likely refers to the confusion of languages at Babel or a geographical division. Joktan and Peleg represent two branches of Eber's family that went in different directions.
25 Two sons were born to Eber. One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided; his brother's name was Joktan. heb וּלְעֵ֥בֶר יֻלַּ֖ד שְׁנֵ֣י בָנִ֑ים שֵׁ֣ם הֽ͏ָאֶחָ֞ד פֶּ֗לֶג כִּ֤י בְיָמָיו֙ נִפְלְגָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ וְשֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו יָקְטָֽן׃
Joktan's lineage is repeated in 1 Chronicles, confirming his significance in biblical history as the patriarch of many nations.
19 Two sons were born to Eber: one was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother's name was Joktan. heb וּלְעֵ֥בֶר יֻלַּ֖ד שְׁנֵ֣י בָנִ֑ים שֵׁ֣ם הָאֶחָ֞ד פֶּ֗לֶג כִּ֤י בְיָמָיו֙ נִפְלְגָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ וְשֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו יָקְטָֽן׃
20 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, heb וְיָקְטָ֣ן יָלַ֔ד אֶת־אַלְמוֹדָ֖ד וְאֶת־שָׁ֑לֶף וְאֶת־חֲצַרְמָ֖וֶת וְאֶת־יָֽרַח׃
21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, heb וְאֶת־הֲדוֹרָ֥ם וְאֶת־אוּזָ֖ל וְאֶת־דִּקְלָֽה׃
22 Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, heb וְאֶת־עֵיבָ֥ל וְאֶת־אֲבִימָאֵ֖ל וְאֶת־שְׁבָֽא׃
23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. heb וְאֶת־אוֹפִ֥יר וְאֶת־חֲוִילָ֖ה וְאֶת־יוֹבָ֑ב כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י יָקְטָֽן׃ ס
In the detailed genealogy of Genesis 11 , Eber is mentioned as the father of Peleg and Joktan, placing Joktan in the direct line from Shem to Abraham, even though Abraham's line goes through Peleg.
14 When Shelah had lived thirty years, he became the father of Eber. heb וְשֶׁ֥לַח חַ֖י שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־עֵֽבֶר׃
15 After he became the father of Eber, Shelah lived four hundred and three years and had other sons and daughters. heb וֽ͏ַיְחִי־שֶׁ֗לַח אַחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־עֵ֔בֶר שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃ ס
16 When Eber had lived thirty-four years, he became the father of Peleg. heb וַֽיְחִי־עֵ֕בֶר אַרְבַּ֥ע וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־פָּֽלֶג׃
17 After he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived four hundred and thirty years and had other sons and daughters. heb וַֽיְחִי־עֵ֗בֶר אַחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־פֶּ֔לֶג שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃ ס
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