Genesis 10:26-27

10:26 Joktan was the father of ¹  Almodad, ²  Sheleph, ³  Hazarmaveth, ⁴  Jerah, ⁵  10:27 Hadoram, Uzal, ⁶  Diklah, ⁷ 

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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.”

⁶ sn Uzal was the name of the old capital of Yemen.

⁷ sn The name Diklah means “date-palm.”