God’s Word Translation
Genesis 10:29
29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. These were Joktan’s sons.
Genesis 10:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
- New International Version (NIV)Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
Context of Genesis 10:29
27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 28Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. These were Joktan’s sons. 30The region where they lived extended from Mesha toward Sephar in the eastern mountains. 31These were Shem’s descendants by families and languages within their countries according to their nations.
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וְאֶת־אוֹפִ֥ר וְאֶת־חֲוִילָ֖ה וְאֶת־יוֹבָ֑ב כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י יָקְטָֽן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Genesis 10:29
- 1 Kings 9:28they went to Ophir, got 31,500 pounds of gold, and brought it to King Solomon.
- 1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat made Tarshish-style ships to go to Ophir for gold. But they didn’t go because the ships were wrecked at Ezion Geber.
- 1 Chronicles 8:18Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.
- 1 Chronicles 9:10From the priests were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,
- Job 22:24and lay your gold down in the dust, and put your gold from Ophir among the pebbles in the rivers,
- Job 28:16It can’t be bought with the gold from Ophir or with precious onyx or sapphire.
- Psalms 45:9The daughters of kings are among your noble ladies. The queen takes her place at your right hand and wears gold from Ophir.
- Isaiah 13:12I will make people harder to find than pure gold and human beings more rare than gold from Ophir.
- Genesis 2:11The name of the first river is Pishon. This is the one that winds throughout Havilah, where there is gold.
- Genesis 25:18His descendants lived as nomads from the region of Havilah to Shur, which is near Egypt, in the direction of Assyria. They all fought with each other.
- 1 Samuel 15:7Saul attacked the Amalekites from Havilah to Shur, east of Egypt.
Commentaries on Genesis 10:29
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21-32Verses 21-32 - XXXIII. Shem 21. אבר 'eber “Eber, yonder side; verb: pass, cross.” 22. עילם 'eylām “Elam.” עוּל ‛ûl “suckle.” עלם ‛ālam “hide; be mature.” ארפכשׁד 'arpakshad “Arpakshad.” כשׂד ארף 'arp keśed “boundary of Kesed, or (von-Bohlen) Arjapakshata, beside Aria.” ארם 'ǎrām “Aram, high; verb: be high.” 23. עוּץ ‛ûts “Uts; verb: counsel; be firm, solid.” חוּל chûl “Chul; verb: rub, twist, writhe, be strong, await.” גתר geter “Gether, bridge?” משׁ…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-32Verses 15-32 The posterity of Canaan were numerous, rich, and pleasantly seated; yet Canaan was under a Divine curse, and not a curse causeless. Those that are under the curse of God, may, perhaps, thrive and prosper in this world; for we cannot know love or hatred, the blessing or the curse, by what is before us, but by what is within us. The curse of God always works really, and always terribly. Perhaps it is a secret curse, a curse to the soul, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-29Almodad was an ancestor, region, or tribe in what is now Yemen. Sheleph was a tribe in Yemen. Hazarmaveth had a link to Hadramaut in southern Arabia. Jerah is unknown but might have a connection to Mount Barach. Hadoram was an Arabian tribe. Uzal was Sana’a, an ancient capital of Yemen before Islam. Diklah was a southern Arabian oasis in Mina. Obal was between Hodeida and Sana’a in southwest Arabia. Abimael was a Sabaean. These were an ancient people of…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-321. sons of Noah--The historian has not arranged this catalogue according to seniority of birth; for the account begins with the descendants of Japheth, and the line of Ham is given before that of Shem though he is expressly said to be the youngest or younger son of Noah; and Shem was the elder brother of Japheth (Ge 10:21), the true rendering of that passage. generations, &c.--the narrative of the settlement of nations existing in the time of Moses…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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