International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, McClintock and Strong Cyclopedia book module. This is not improbable, if this verse delimits the geographical borders of "the sons of Joktan." Sephar] Probably the same as Daphar, a town on the south coast of Arabia. Read Genesis (WYC) Read Genesis 10:30 (WYC) in Parallel. Their settlements extended from Mesha by way of Sephar, the eastern mountains. The Bible says: "And their place of dwelling came to extend from Mesha as far as Sephar, the mountainous region of the East.". Genesis 10:30 KJV And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east (qedem: ). Mesha] Dillmann conjectures "Massa" (Genesis 25:14), a north Arabian tribe. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Mesha (place) Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Mesha. It is impossible to add to the length of either reign. 6, 23-26). Mesha. The Joktanites occupied the southwestern portion of the peninsula of Arabia. Neither is the same Hebrew word nor era as Mesha where Joktan lived. Theophilus, who was sent with an embassy by order of the emperor Constantine to effect this purpose, was the first bishop (Caussin, 1, 111 sq.). SEPHAR s' fr (, H6223, numbering, post-Biblical Heb. Continue Learning about Religious Studies. Here we gather that Mesha was contemporary with Ahab, Ahaziah and Jehoram. What are the qualities of an accurate map? Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, And Ophir . ii Kings 1:1). Shem descendants are from the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob King Mesha ( Moabite: , vocalized as: M; [1] Hebrew: Ma) was a king of Moab in the 9th century BC, known most famously for having the Mesha Stele inscribed and erected at Dibon, Jordan. There the personal names of family heads and of nations are given, beginning with Noah and running down through his three sons to the names Mesha and Sephar. in Mesha, toward Sephar in the eastern mountains and according to the New Their dwelling place was from Mesha all the way to Sephar in the eastern hills. Peripl. Devoted to God and each other Spend each day growing in the Word of God and drawing closer as a couple with the practical counsel of #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Gary Chapman. Their land goes from Mesha toward Sephar as far as the mountain ranges in the east. If as you go toward Sephar merely defines the direction in which Joktans lands extended (cf. And their dwelling was from Messa as we go on as far as Sephar, a mountain in the east. We found Ophir without using this book but it is integral in realizing the Garden of Eden as it gives exact directions. Mesha cannot be assumed to be on the Red Sea either in Saudi Arabia nor Ethiopia according to the Bible. Today, very few Muslims and Christians alike are aware of that Mecca - along with Medina - is explicitly mentioned by name in an early rabbinic translation of the Pentateuch. We know media mogul, Oprah, would like to disparage Yahuah because He supposedly told Adam where the gold was which is complete ignorance as He never had to tell Adam where the gold was because Adam was created in the Land of Gold. Shem's, descendants later spread to other Far East and Middle East Enoch will be there in the Garden until the Day of Judgment, thus, he is still there today. A total of seventy nations were credited to Noah by his descendants. But the exact location of ancient Sephar remains uncertain. We find Mesha in Iran by similar name today as Mashhad or Meshad which is the beginning of the Silk Road to the Orient. Their dwelling place was from Mesha all the way to Sephar, the hill country of the east. This chart indicates how confidence in the identifications is changing over time. The region where they lived extended from Mesha toward Sephar in the eastern mountains. Again, they disclaim their own reference as they first use the language it cannot be doubted yet then, they doubt their own reference when they tell us it possesses a discrepancy but of course, they ignore the largest flaw, Joktan never lived there and the word Qafar is not the word Sephar in any sense. It was in the eastern hill country. Wycliffe for Genesis 10:30. Then, it renders the first initial distribution of Shem to his sons. In understanding Biblical geography, we have sought additional assistance from the very historical and accurate Book of Jubilees, though in our series on YouTube, we proved the Philippines was Ophir without one extra-biblical text. New International Version (NIV). It was not promised to Abraham initially, it was promised to his ancestor Arphaxad, son of Shem and restored to Abrahams lineage, the Israelites. Sephar. The bible says in Genesis 10:30 that Shem's descendants settled in Mesha toward Sephar in the eastern mountains and according to the New Unger's Bible Dictionary this is the Arabian area . Genesis 11:1-4 KJV And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. And on account of it YAHUAH brought the waters of the flood upon all the land of Eden; for there he was set as a sign and that he should testify against all the children of men, that he should recount all the deeds of the generations until the day of condemnation. Genesis 10 (BBE) - Now these are the generations International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010). The immigration of the Joktanites was probably from west to east, SEE ARABIA; SEE MESHA, and they occupied the southwestern portion of the peninsula. They lived in the mountain region in the east, from Mesha on toward Sephar. Jubilees 10:29 (R.H. Charles, 1903) And Canaan saw the land of Lebanon to the river of Egypt, that it was very good, and he went not into the land of his inheritance to the west On our YouTube Channel, The God Culture, we receive many comments, Messenger Messages and emails daily. See if you agree by the end of this book. Solomon's Gold Series Part 1B: MESHA TO SEPHAR. Ophir, Sheba - YouTube 3, 4). They lived in the region between Mesha and Sephar. In the present day, during nearly the whole of the year, at least at low tide, the bay is a lake and the peninsula an isthmus; but the lake is of sweet water. 6, 23-26). New International Version (NIV). which is 2000 years too late to be the origin of the base to where Joktan and sons migrated. Here is how we discovered Sephar and we didnt even have a fancy hat and whip. Don't trust your Bible study to a mere web search. It was the division between Peleg and his brother Joktan, as they went their . Once again, we have a reference identifying the Garden. Another is in the Yemen, near Mirbat, in the extremity of the Yemen, and is known by the name of Dhafari-s-Sahib [that is, of the seacoast], and in relation to it is called the Kust-Dhafari [either costus or aloes wood], that is, the wood with which one fumigates, because it is brought thither from India, and from it to [the rest of] the Yemen.' Genesis 10:25-30. The. And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east. Sephar: It is written after the enumeration of the sons of Joktan, "And their dwelling was from Mesha as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east." (Genesis 10:30) The Joktanites occupied the southwestern portion of the peninsula of Arabia.The undoubted identifications of Arabian places and tribes with their Joktanite originals are included within these limits .