JOBAB

(Joʹbab).

1. A descendant of Shem through Joktan. (Ge 10:21, 25, 29; 1Ch 1:23) The exact region settled by the offspring of Jobab is not known today.

2. “Son of Zerah from Bozrah”; an Edomite monarch who reigned sometime before Saul ruled as Israel’s first king. Jobab succeeded “Bela the son of Beor” to the throne.​—Ge 36:31-34; 1Ch 1:43-45.

3. King of Madon, a city in northern Palestine. Jobab and other monarchs joined Jabin the king of Hazor in an offensive against the Israelites but suffered defeat at the waters of Merom.​—Jos 11:1-8; 12:19.

4. Son of the Benjamite Shaharaim by his wife Hodesh.​—1Ch 8:1, 8, 9.

5. A descendant of the Benjamite Shaharaim through Elpaal.​—1Ch 8:1, 8, 11, 18.