Jobab

Meaning: dweller in the desert

This was the name of three biblical men.

1. one of the sons of Joktan, and founder of an Arabian tribe (Genesis 10:29)

   Relatives

   • Joktan

2. King Jobab of Edom, who succeeded Bela (Genesis 36:33-34).

   Relatives

   • Father: Zerah

3. King Jobab of the city Madon in Canaan (Joshua 11:1) who joined the confederacy against Joshua