Genesis 10:28

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 10:28 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
Genesis 10:28 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
28and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba.] The first of these, Obal, or Aubal, as the Arabs pronounce, Bochart f757 is obliged to make his posterity pass over the straits of the Arabian Gulf out of Arabia Felix into Arabia Troglodytice; where he finds a bay, called by Pliny f758 the Abalite bay, which carries in it some trace of this man’s name, and by Ptolemy f759 the Avalite bay; and where was not only an emporium of this name, but a people called Avalites and also Adulites, which Bishop Patrick believes should be read “Abulites”, more agreeably to the name of this man, but Pliny f760 speaks of a town of the Adulites also: Abimael is supposed by Bochart f761 to be the father of Mali, or the…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“- 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 meshek, “Mash; related: feel, touch.” 24. שׁלח shelach, “Shelach, missile, shoot.” 25. פלג peleg, “Peleg; noun: brook, canal; verb: divide.” יקטן yāqṭān, “Joctan, small.” 26. אלמודד 'almôdād, “Almodad.” למד lāmad, “learn.” מדד…”
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