Genesis 10:29

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 10:29 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
Genesis 10:29 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
29and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.

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 Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab, etc.] If several of the sons of Joktan went into India, as the Arabs say, one would be tempted to think that Ophir in India, whither Solomon sent his ships once in three years, had its name from the first of these; (see Gill on “<011026>Genesis 10:26”) but as this would be carrying him too far from the rest of his brethren, who appear to have settled in Arabia, some place must be found for him there; and yet there is none in which there is any likeness of the name, unless Coper can be thought to be, a village in the country of the Cinaedocolpites, on the Arabian Gulf, as in Ptolemy f769, or Ogyris, an island in the same sea, Pliny f770 makes mention of 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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