Genesis 25:3
in Genesis 25Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
KJV
And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
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This verse in Genesis 25
Commentary
3 notes on this verseSheba - From whom sprang the Sabeans, who robbed Job of his cattle. See Bochart and Calmet. Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim - We know not who these were, but as each name is plural they must have been tribes or families, and not individuals. Onkelos interprets these words of persons dwelling in camps, tents, and islands; and Jonathan ben Uzziel calls them merchants, artificers, and heads or chiefs of people.
This site's exposition
Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah
on Genesis 25:1-4
Abraham marries Keturah after Sarah's death and fathers six more sons, so the man Romans 4:19 calls as good as dead ends with eight. Midian stands fourth in the list. Midianite traders will sell Joseph in Egypt at 37:36, and Moses will marry the daughter of a priest of Midian at Exodus 2:21.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Jokshan begat Sheba and Dedan,.... Bochart (o) is of opinion, that the posterity of this Sheba are the same with the Sabeans who inhabited at the entrance of Arabia Felix, not far from the Nabathaeans; and who, by Strabo (p), are mentioned together as near to Syria, and used to make excursions on their neighbours; and not without some colour of reason thought to be the same that plundered Job of his cattle, Job 1:
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיָקְשָׁ֣ן | veyakeshan | and Jokshan | H3370 → | |
| יָלַ֔ד | yalad | he fathered | H3205 → | 496 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁבָ֖א | sheva' | Sheba | H7614 → | 23 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| דְּדָ֑ן | dedan | Dedan | H1719 → | 11 times |
| וּבְנֵ֣י | uvenei | and [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| דְדָ֔ן | dedan | Dedan | H1719 → | 11 times |
| הָי֛וּ | hayu | they were | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| אַשּׁוּרִ֥ם | ʾashurim | Asshurites | H805 → | |
| וּלְטוּשִׁ֖ים | uletushim | and Letushites | H3912 → | |
| וּלְאֻמִּֽים׃ | uleumim | and Leummites | H3817 → |
וְיָקְשָׁ֣ןand Jokshan
veyakeshanH3370 →
יָלַ֔דhe fathered
yaladH3205 →496 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שְׁבָ֖אSheba
sheva'H7614 →23 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
דְּדָ֑ןDedan
dedanH1719 →11 times
וּבְנֵ֣יand [the] sons of
uveneiH1121 →4930 times
דְדָ֔ןDedan
dedanH1719 →11 times
הָי֛וּthey were
hayuH1961 →3559 times
אַשּׁוּרִ֥םAsshurites
ʾashurimH805 →
וּלְטוּשִׁ֖יםand Letushites
uletushimH3912 →
וּלְאֻמִּֽים׃and Leummites
uleumimH3817 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Kings 10:1Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
it leads to
- Matthew 12:42
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One…
- Luke 11:31
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon,…
- 2 Chronicles 9:1–12
Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in…
- Genesis 10:28
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
- Psalms 72:15
Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long.
- Matthew 12:42
Through
Ezekiel 27:6Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory.
it leads to
- Isaiah 2:13
against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,
- Genesis 10:4
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
- Isaiah 2:13
Through
Jeremiah 25:23Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair;
it leads to
- Jeremiah 9:26
Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and all the inhabitants of the desert who clip the hair of their temples. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in…
- Jeremiah 9:26
Where this verse is studied
About Genesis
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).