Genesis 10:26
“And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,”
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Read in Genesis 10Meaning
Joktan's descendants begin with Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, opening the extended list of this branch of Shem's line.
Read carefully
This verse is one link in the Table of Nations, where personal names can represent ancestors, clans, or peoples within the chapter's ancient genealogical framework.
Reflection
Genesis 10 presents human diversity as developing within one post-flood human family, while preserving distinct peoples, places, and lines of descent.