Genesis 10:26-32
Summary for Gen 10:26-32: 10:26-32 a There were fourteen sons of Shem by Eber through Joktan. The placement of the Babel story between the lines of Joktan and Peleg ties Joktan to the judgment of the Babel story (11:1-9 b) and ties Peleg to Abram (11:27–12:1 c).Summary for Gen 10:26-29: 10:26-29 d Almodad was an ancestor, region, or tribe in modern Yemen.
• Sheleph was a tribe of Yemen.
• Hazarmaveth was related to Hadramaut in southern Arabia.
• Jerah is unknown, but was possibly associated with Mount Barach.
• Hadoram was an Arabian tribe.
• Uzal was Sana’a, an old capital of Yemen in pre-Islamic times.
• Diklah was a southern Arabian oasis in Mina.
• Obal was between Hodeida and Sana’a in southwest Arabia.
• Abimael was a Sabaean.
• Sheba was in southern Arabia (see 10:7 e).
• Ophir was a region of southern Arabia between Sheba and Havilah; it was a source of gold (Isa 13:12 f).
• Havilah: See 10:7 g.
• Jobab was possibly Jobebitai in southern Arabia.
10:30 h Mesha was a region in northern Arabia, south of Hadramaut.
• Sephar is identified with Isfar, south of Hadramaut in Yemen.
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