Yoqshan

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Yoqshan is a biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of the sons of Abraham by his wife Keturah.

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Yoqshan canonical 1

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
human
male
ancestor Shem (through Abraham)
linked to: Shem

Terah (through Abraham)
associatedWithRegion ancient Near East
linked to: Ancient Near East
biblicalBookChapter Genesis 25
burialPlace not specified in the Bible
child Dedan
Sheba
chronologicalContext patriarchal period
dateOfBirth unknown
dateOfDeath unknown
ethnicOrTribalAssociation Dedan
Sheba
father Abraham
genealogicalLine descendant of Eber through Abraham
halfSibling Isaac
Ishmael
hasRoleInText genealogical figure
languageOfName Hebrew
maritalStatusInText not specified
mentionedIn Book of Genesis
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament
linked to: Bible
mother Keturah
nameFormInHebrew יָקְשָׁן
linked to: Yakhin
nameVariant Jokshan
notableFor being one of the sons of Abraham by Keturah
placeOfBirth not specified in the Bible
placeOfDeath not specified in the Bible
primarySource Masoretic Text
religiousTradition Christianity
Islamic tradition
Judaism
sibling Ishbak
Medan
Midian
Shuah
Zimran
sourceType religious scripture
textualGenre biblical genealogy

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Jokshan nameTransliteration Yoqshan