Genesis 10:29
“And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.”
Genesis 10:29 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
- DARBYDarby
- and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were sons of Joktan.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; all these are sons of Joktan;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
Context: Genesis 10
27And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
28And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
30And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.
31These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
About Genesis 10: The Nations of the Earth
This chapter lists the descendants of the three sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. It also describes the different nations and territories that were settled by their descendants.
Commentary
Genesis 10 is the tenth chapter of the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. It is the first of five chapters in the Table of Nations, which describes the descendants of Noah and their geographical locations. The chapter begins with a list of the sons of Noah and their descendants, who are divided into seventy nations. The chapter then goes on to describe the geographical locations of each of these nations, with particular emphasis on the descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.