Jokshan

Jokshan

Jokshan ("an offense", "hardness", or "a knocking"); most probably Josephus' Jazar [Josephus, Flavious, "Antiquities" 1.15.1] . He was the second son of Abraham and his concubine [] ; as well as two half brothers:Ismael and Isaac.

Josephus records that "Abraham contrived to settle them in colonies; and they took possession of Troglodytis [In this case the word is applied to the cave dwelling peoples of the Rift Valley] and the country of Arabia the Happy, as far as it reaches to the Red Sea." [Josephus, Flavious, "Antiquities", 1.15.1] Abraham in all probability, tried to keep them apart from Isaac to avoid conflict while fulfilling God's commision to spread out and inhabit the globe. []

References

*cite book
last = Calmet
first = Augustin
authorlink = Antoine Augustin Calmet
year = 1837
title = Calmet's Dictionary of the Holy Bible
publisher = Crocker & Brewster
location = Boston
id = LCC|BS440.C3

ee also

*Joktan


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