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Jokshan

Mentioned 1852–1823 BC traditional (Jones)

Snarer, the second son of Abraham and Keturah (Gen. 25:2, 3; 1 Chr. 1:32).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Father
Abraham
Mother
Keturah
Children
Dedan, Sheba
Siblings
Ishbak, Medan, Midian, Shuah, Zimran
Half-siblings
Ishmael, Isaac
Tagged in
3 verses

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

Family

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Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1877–1798 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

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

  1. Genesis2
  2. 1 Chronicles1

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBJokshan 4
KJVJokshan 4
ASVJokshan 4

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

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Genesis2 verses
  1. 25:2

    and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

  2. 25:3

    Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.

1 Chronicles1 verse
  1. 1:32

    The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

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

Snarer, the second son of Abraham and Keturah (Gen. 25:2, 3; 1 Chr. 1:32).