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Obal (Hebrew: עובל, `Owbal; "stripped bare") was the eighth son of Joktan mentioned in Genesis 10:26.

Descendants

Obal's descendants were known as the Abil in south Arabia. There is also a Wibal tribe in Arabia who may be, in part, his descendants, A town called Wibal may be found in the Wady Bepi Ruwaihah. The tribe, or a section of it, may have migrated to the River Elbe or Obalus, giving their name to it. They may have also been the Ophlones of Sarmatia. Obal's descendants are understood by Samuel Bochart^[1] to be the Avalites, on the shores of Ethiopia. His descendants can also be identified with Gobolitis in Idumea.

See Also

• Joktan
• Bible characters
• Patriarch

External Links

• In Search of ... the Origin of Nations by C.M. White. History Research Projects 2003.

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