Verse Lens · Context pointer
Genesis 10:29 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 29. 29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
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Role in This Section
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab complete the named sons of Joktan before their settlement range is given.
Read It With
- Genesis 10:1–32
Read verses 26–30 together. This final set completes the branch, and verse 30 supplies its geographical movement. Havilah also appears in another branch, so the name alone cannot settle location or ancestry.
Why It Needs Context
The verse names groups inside a larger map and does not locate biblical Ophir or Havilah with certainty.
Read Genesis 10:26–30 together
Why these verses belong together: Joktan's descendants and settlement range form one southern or eastern geographical branch.
Verse 26. 26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
Verse 27. 27 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
Verse 28. 28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
Verse 29. 29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
Verse 30. 30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.
Continue in Context
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Read Genesis 10:1–32 — The Families of the Nations Spread Across the EarthSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed wording, genealogy, embedded notices, repeated summaries, and transition to Babel.
Exact location: Genesis 10:1–32 in the pinned standardized 1769 KJV corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Generations, families, tongues, lands, nations, Nimrod clauses, Asshur syntax, elder wording, and Peleg's division.
Exact location: Genesis 10:1–32 forms, lemmas, syntax, names, and verse structure in Gen.xml
Open source ↗