Jobab

Mentioned 1868–1826 BC traditional (Jones)

King of Edom, succeeded Bela (Gen. 36:33, 34).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Father: Zerah
Tagged in: 4 verses

Mentioned in the era of the Patriarchs, 1996–1707 BC.
Named in the same verses as Bela, Husham, and Zerah.

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.

Places

Places named in the same verses as Jobab, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.

likely location: Bozrah2

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1893–1801 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

4 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.

Genesis2
1 Chronicles2

The name in each translation

Text	Occurrences of each name
BSB	Jobab 9
KJV	Jobab 9
ASV	Jobab 9

Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts

Every verse

All 4 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

Genesis2 verses

36:33
When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
36:34
When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

1 Chronicles2 verses

1:44
When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
1:45
When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.