Joktan
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Meaning: little
The second of the two sons of Eber (Gen 10:25; 1Chr 1:19). There is an Arab tradition that Joktan (Arab. Kahtan) was the progenitor of all the purest tribes of Central and Southern Arabia.
Joktan had many children, 13 that are mentioned, Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah and Jobab
This entry includes text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897.
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