Genesis 25:3
New International Version
Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan; the descendants of Dedan were the Ashurites, the Letushites and the Leummites.

New Living Translation
Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan’s descendants were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites.

English Standard Version
Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.

Berean Standard Bible
Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.

King James Bible
And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

New King James Version
Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.

New American Standard Bible
Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.

NASB 1995
Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.

NASB 1977
And Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.

Amplified Bible
Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.

Christian Standard Bible
Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. Dedan’s sons were the Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. Dedan’s sons were the Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.

American Standard Version
And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

Contemporary English Version
Later, Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan, and when Dedan grew up, he had three sons: Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.

English Revised Version
And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan's descendants were the Assyrians, the Letushites, and the Leummites.

Good News Translation
Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan, and the descendants of Dedan were the Asshurim, the Letushim, and the Leummim.

International Standard Version
Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan's sons were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites.

Majority Standard Bible
Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.

NET Bible
Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. The descendants of Dedan were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites.

New Heart English Bible
Jokshan became the father of Sheba, and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim and Leummim.

World English Bible
Jokshan became the father of Sheba, and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Jokshan has begotten Sheba and Dedan; and the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim;

Young's Literal Translation
And Jokshan hath begotten Sheba and Dedan; and the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim;

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim and Leummim.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Jecsan also begot Saba and Dadan. The children of Dadan were Assurim, and Latusim, and Loomin.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Likewise, Jokshan conceived Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

New American Bible
Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. The descendants of Dedan were the Asshurim, the Letushim, and the Leummim.

New Revised Standard Version
Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Jokshan begot Sheba and Daran. And the sons of Daran were Asshurim, Letushim, and Ammim.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Yaqshan begot Sheba and Daran, and the sons of Daran were Ashudim and Latshim and Amim.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Jokshan begot Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Jezan begot Saba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Assurians and the Latusians, and Laomim.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Abraham and Keturah
2and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites. 4The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.…

Cross References
1 Chronicles 1:32-33
The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan. / The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of these were Keturah’s sons.

Genesis 37:25-28
And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt. / Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? / Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed. ...

Judges 6:3
Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,

Judges 8:24
Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)

1 Kings 10:15
not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.

Job 1:3
and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.

Isaiah 60:6
Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.

Jeremiah 6:20
What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”

Ezekiel 27:21
Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers, trading in lambs, rams, and goats.

Matthew 2:1-2
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, / asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”

Matthew 12:42
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

Acts 8:27
So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,

Galatians 4:25
Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.

1 Kings 4:30
Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

2 Chronicles 9:14
not including the revenue from the merchants and traders. And all the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.


Treasury of Scripture

And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

A.

1 Kings 10:1
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.

Job 6:19
The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.

Psalm 72:10
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

Dedan.

Jeremiah 25:23
Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,

Jeremiah 49:8
Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him.

Ezekiel 25:13
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.

Asshurim.

2 Samuel 2:9
And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

Ezekiel 27:6
Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.

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Genesis 25
1. The sons of Abraham by Keturah.
5. The division of his goods.
7. His age, death, and burial.
11. God blesses Isaac.
12. The generations of Ishmael.
17. His age and death.
19. Isaac prays for Rebekah, being barren.
22. The children strive in her womb.
24. The birth of Esau and Jacob.
27. Their different characters and pursuits.
29. Esau sells his birthright.














Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan.
Jokshan is one of the sons of Abraham through Keturah, his wife after Sarah's death. This lineage highlights the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham that he would be the father of many nations (Genesis 17:4). Sheba and Dedan are significant as they are often associated with trade and wealth in the biblical narrative. Sheba is later connected with the Queen of Sheba, who visits Solomon, bringing gifts and testing his wisdom (1 Kings 10:1-13). Dedan is frequently mentioned in prophetic texts, often in the context of judgment or trade (Isaiah 21:13; Ezekiel 27:15). These names also appear in genealogies that trace the spread of peoples and nations, indicating their historical and geographical significance in the ancient Near East.

And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.
The descendants of Dedan, namely the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites, are less prominently featured in the biblical narrative, but they represent tribes or groups that settled in the Arabian Peninsula. The Asshurites should not be confused with the Assyrians, though the name similarity suggests a possible cultural or linguistic connection. The Letushites and Leummites are not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible, indicating that they may have been smaller or less influential groups. However, their inclusion in this genealogy underscores the widespread influence of Abraham's descendants and the fulfillment of God's promise to make Abraham a father of many nations. This passage also reflects the broader theme of God's sovereignty in the establishment and distribution of nations, as seen throughout the biblical narrative.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Jokshan
A son of Abraham and Keturah, mentioned in the genealogies of Genesis. His lineage is significant in understanding the spread of Abraham's descendants.

2. Sheba
A descendant of Jokshan, often associated with a region or people known for wealth and trade, possibly linked to the Queen of Sheba who visited Solomon.

3. Dedan
Another descendant of Jokshan, associated with a region or tribe known for trade and commerce, often mentioned in prophetic literature.

4. Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim
Tribes or clans descending from Dedan, representing the spread and influence of Abraham's lineage through Keturah.
Teaching Points
God's Faithfulness to His Promises
The genealogies in Genesis 25 demonstrate God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promise to Abraham that he would be the father of many nations. This encourages believers to trust in God's promises in their own lives.

The Spread of Influence
The descendants of Jokshan, including Sheba and Dedan, show how Abraham's influence extended beyond the immediate family of Isaac. Believers are reminded of their potential to impact the world beyond their immediate circles.

The Importance of Genealogies
While often overlooked, genealogies in the Bible provide important historical and theological insights. They remind us of God's sovereignty in history and His plan for humanity.

Cultural and Economic Impact
The mention of Sheba and Dedan highlights the cultural and economic interactions in the ancient world. Christians are encouraged to engage with the world around them, using their resources and influence for God's glory.(3) Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan.--But Sheba and Dedan are also described as the sons of Raamah, the son of Cush (Genesis 10:7). We have here proof that these genealogies are to a certain extent geographical, and that whereas these districts at first were peopled by a Hamitic race, they were subsequently conquered by men of the Semitic stock, who claimed Abraham for their ancestor. Most probably, therefore, we ought not to regard Sneba and Dedan as the names here of men. As men they were the sons of Raamah, but when the sons of Jokshan wrested these two countries from the family of Cush, they called them sons of their progenitor, because the dominant portion of the population had sprung from him. They appear as countries in Jeremiah 6:20; Jeremiah 49:8; Ezekiel 25:13; Ezekiel 27:15; Ezekiel 27:22; Ezekiel 38:13, &c. . . . Verse 3. - And Jokshan begat Sheba, - probably the Sabeans: Job 1:15; Job 6:19 (Keil) - and Dedan - probably the trading people mentioned in Jeremiah 25:23 (Keil). And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, - who have been associated with the warlike tribe of the Asir, to the south of Hejas (Keil) - and Letu-shim, - the Bann Leits in Hejas (Keil) - and Leummim - the tribe Bann Lam, which extended even to Babylon and Mesopotamia (Keil).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Jokshan
וְיָקְשָׁ֣ן (wə·yā·qə·šān)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3370: Jokshan -- a son of Abraham and Keturah

was the father of
יָלַ֔ד (yā·laḏ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

Sheba
שְׁבָ֖א (šə·ḇā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7614: Sheba -- a territory in soutwest Arabia, also the name of one or more descendant of Noah

and Dedan.
דְּדָ֑ן (də·ḏān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1719: Dedan -- a descendant of Ham, also a descendant of Abraham

And the sons
וּבְנֵ֣י (ū·ḇə·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Dedan
דְדָ֔ן (ḏə·ḏān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1719: Dedan -- a descendant of Ham, also a descendant of Abraham

were
הָי֛וּ (hā·yū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

the Asshurites,
אַשּׁוּרִ֥ם (’aš·šū·rim)
Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 805: Asshurim -- descendant of Asshur, also a region of Israel

the Letushites,
וּלְטוּשִׁ֖ים (ū·lə·ṭū·šîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3912: Letushim -- 'hammered ones', descendant of Abraham and Keturah

and the Leummites.
וּלְאֻמִּֽים׃ (ū·lə·’um·mîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3817: Leummim -- descendant of Dedan


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