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Jobab

Meaning: dweller in the desert

  1. One of the sons of Joktan, and founder of an Arabian tribe (Gen. 10:29).

    Relatives

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

  3. A Canaanitish king (Josh. 11:1) who joined the confederacy against Joshua.