Tree of Life Version
Genesis 10:29
29Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All of these are 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. All of these are Joktan’s sons. 30Their dwelling place was from Mesha till you come toward Sephar, the eastern hill country. 31These are Shem’s sons, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands, 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 9:28So they went to Ophir and took from there 420 talents of gold, and brought it to King Solomon.
- 1 Kings 22:48There was no king in Edom; a deputy was king.
- 1 Chronicles 8:18Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were sons of Elpaal.
- 1 Chronicles 9:10From the kohanim: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,
- Job 22:24and throw your gold in the dust, and the gold of Ophir to the rocks in the wadis,
- Job 28:16It cannot be weighed in gold from Ophir, in precious onyx, or sapphire.
- Psalms 45:9All your robes have myrrh, aloes, cassia. From ivory palaces, stringed instruments make you glad.
- Isaiah 13:12I will make people scarcer than gold, even than the pure gold of Ophir.
- Genesis 2:11The name of the first is Pishon, the one that winds around the whole land of the Havilah, where there is gold.
- Genesis 25:18Then they dwelled from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt as you go toward Assyria. Over against all his brothers he fell.
- 1 Samuel 15:7Then Saul struck down the Amalekites from Havilah until you come to Shur, which is close to 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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