Kejadian 10:26

10:26 Joktan was the father of ¹  Almodad, ²  Sheleph, ³  Hazarmaveth, ⁴  Jerah, ⁵ 

[10:26]  ¹ tn Heb “fathered.”

[10:26]  ² sn The name Almodad combines the Arabic article al with modad (“friend”). Almodad was the ancestor of a South Arabian people.

[10:26]  ³ sn The name Sheleph may be related to Shilph, a district of Yemen; Shalph is a Yemenite tribe.

[10:26]  ⁴ sn The name Hazarmaveth should be equated with Hadramawt, located in Southern Arabia.

[10:26]  ⁵ sn The name Jerah means “moon.”