1 sn Uzal was the name of the old capital of Yemen.
2 sn The name Diklah means “date-palm.”
3 sn Obal was a name used for several localities in Yemen.
4 sn The name Abimael is a genuine Sabean form which means “my father, truly, he is God.”
5 sn The descendants of Sheba lived in South Arabia, where the Joktanites were more powerful than the Hamites.
5 sn Ophir became the name of a territory in South Arabia. Many of the references to Ophir are connected with gold (e.g., 1 Kgs 9:28, 10:11, 22:48; 1 Chr 29:4; 2 Chr 8:18, 9:10; Job 22:24, 28:16; Ps 45:9; Isa 13:12).
6 sn Havilah is listed with Ham in v. 7.