H5745

עוֹבָל

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Obal

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.28; son of: Joktan (H3355); brother of: Almodad (H0486), Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H0187), Diklah (H1853), Abimael (H0039), Sheba (H7614H), Ophir (H0211), Havilah (H2341I) and Jobab (H3103) Also named: e.val (עֵיבָל "Obal" H5858A) § Obal = "stripped bare" a son of Joktan and the founder of an Arab tribe

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

עוֺבָל, I. עֵיבָל proper name, of a people Arabian people, descended from Joktan according to Gen 10:28 (ᵐ5^L Γαιβαλ); = עֵיבָל 1Chr 1:22 (ᵐ5^L Ηβηλ). On location compare Glaser^{Skizze ii. 426}.

I. עֵיבָל see עוֺבָל above

1 occurrence

Genesis 10:28