Genesis 10:26

10:26 Joktan was the father of 1  Almodad, 2  Sheleph, 3  Hazarmaveth, 4  Jerah, 5 

1 tn Heb “fathered.”

2 sn The name Almodad combines the Arabic article al with modad (“friend”). Almodad was the ancestor of a South Arabian people.

3 sn The name Sheleph may be related to Shilph, a district of Yemen; Shalph is a Yemenite tribe.

4 sn The name Hazarmaveth should be equated with Hadramawt, located in Southern Arabia.

5 sn The name Jerah means “moon.”