Old Testament
Jobab
A name shared by several figures in the Old Testament, including a descendant of Joktan and a king of Edom.
The name Jobab appears in three distinct contexts in the Old Testament. It identifies a son of Joktan in the genealogies of Genesis 10, a king of Edom who succeeded Bela in Genesis 36, and a descendant of Benjamin listed in 1 Chronicles 8. These mentions serve primarily to establish historical and tribal lineages within the biblical narrative.
In the text
- Verses
- 9
- Books
- 3
- First appears
- Genesis 10:29
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 8:18
Where Jobab appears
9 verses · 5 chaptersIn the same books
- Esau57 versesThe elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, and the progenitor of the Edomite nation.
- Nahor18 versesThe son of Serug and grandfather of Abraham, serving as a link in the genealogy of the patriarchs.
- Bilhah11 versesRachel's handmaid who became a concubine to Jacob and the mother of his sons Dan and Naphtali.
- Ham11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became the ancestor of various nations.
- Japheth11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became a patriarch of the nations.
- Anah10 versesA Horite leader and son of Zibeon whose daughter Oholibamah became a wife of Esau.
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