In the bible, Jobab is the name of the son of Joktan (GEN 10:29), as well as name of King of Edom, successor to Bela (GEN 36:33), King of Madon (JOS 11:1), one of thirty-one kings (JOS 12:19) defeated by Joshua (JOS 12:7), son of Shaharaim (1CH 8:9), and son of Elpaal (1CH 8:18). Meaning of the name: sorrowful, hated. Related names are:
Havilah,
Joktan,
Ophir (and others ...)
. The translations of Jobab in 21 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Giô-Báp in Vietnamese to
יוֹבָב in Hebrew!
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. (GEN 10:29)
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. (GEN 36:33)
And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead. (GEN 36:34)
And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, (JOS 11:1)
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. (1CH 1:23)
And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. (1CH 1:44)
And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead. (1CH 1:45)
And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham, (1CH 8:9)
Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal; (1CH 8:18)