New Living Translation
Genesis 10:29
29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan.
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. All these were descendants of Joktan. 30The territory they occupied extended from Mesha all the way to Sephar in the eastern mountains. 31These were the descendants of Shem, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.
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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 sailed to Ophir and brought back to Solomon some sixteen tons of gold.
- 1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat also built a fleet of trading ships to sail to Ophir for gold. But the ships never set sail, for they met with disaster in their home port of Ezion-geber.
- 1 Chronicles 8:18Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
- 1 Chronicles 9:10Among the priests who returned were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,
- Job 22:24If you give up your lust for money and throw your precious gold into the river,
- Job 28:16It’s worth more than all the gold of Ophir, greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
- Psalms 45:9Kings’ daughters are among your noble women. At your right side stands the queen, wearing jewelry of finest gold from Ophir!
- Isaiah 13:12I will make people scarcer than gold— more rare than the fine gold of Ophir.
- Genesis 2:11The first branch, called the Pishon, flowed around the entire land of Havilah, where gold is found.
- Genesis 25:18Ishmael’s descendants occupied the region from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt in the direction of Asshur. There they lived in open hostility toward all their relatives.
- 1 Samuel 15:7Then Saul slaughtered the Amalekites from Havilah all the way 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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