Obal
Obal
(Heb. Obal’, , a bare district; Sept. v. r. ; Vulg. Ebal), son of Joktan, B.C. post 2060, and head of an Arabian tribe, mentioned in Gen 10:28, and of the region wherein it dwelt, 1Ch 1:22 (where it is called EBAL, q.v.). Bochart (Phal. 2:23) understands the Avalites, a people on the Ethiopian coast, near the Strait of Bab el- Mandeb (Ptolemy, 4:87), who gave name to the Sinus Abalites (Pliny, 6:34). They were a commercial people-(Forster, Geogr. of Arabia, 1:148). Others make Obal the same with the Gobolitis of Josephus (, Ant. 2:1, 2; 3:2, 1; see Schulthess, Parad. p. 84), but here there is not even a resemblance ( and ). SEE ARABIA.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Obal
stripped, the eight son of Joktan (Gen. 10:28); called also Ebal (1 Chr. 1:22).
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Obal
Joktan’s son (Gen 10:28). EBAL in 1Ch 1:22. Bochart conjectures that the troglodyte Aralitae of eastern Africa represent Obal.
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Obal
OBAL (Gen 10:28).See Ebal, No. 1.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Obal
Son of Joktan. (Gen 10:28) Derived from Balah, old age.
Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred Scriptures
Obal
obal. See EBAL.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Obal
[O’bal] See EBAL.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Obal
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Called also Ebal, a son of Joktan.
Gen 10:28; 1Ch 1:22
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Obal
O’bal. (stripped bare). Son of Joktan, and, like the rest of family, apparently the founder of an Arab tribe. Gen 10:28. In 1Ch 1:22, the name is written, Ebal.