Biblia Chronos

Person

Joktan

Little, the second of the two sons of Eber (Gen. 10:25; 1 Chr. 1:19).

Family & connections

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Line of descent

16 generations back to God, following the father where one is recorded.

  1. God
  2. Adam
  3. Seth
  4. Enos
  5. Cainan (antediluvian patriarch)
  6. Mahalaleel (line of Seth)
  7. Jared
  8. Enoch (father of Methuselah)
  9. Methuselah
  10. Lamech (father of Noah)
  11. Noah
  12. Shem
  13. Arphaxad
  14. Cainan (son of Arphaxad)
  15. Salah
  16. Eber (Heber)
  17. Joktan

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Little, the second of the two sons of Eber (Gen. 10:25; 1 Chr. 1:19). There is an Arab tradition that Joktan (Arab. Kahtan) was the progenitor of all the purest tribes of Central and Southern Arabia.

In Scripture

6 verses in 2 books
  • Genesis10:25–26, 29
  • 1 Chronicles1:19–20, 23

Source: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC-BY-SA-4.0)