Joktan

Family: Descendants of Shem · Role: son of Eber · First appears: Noah's Descendants Spread Abroad

Joktan was the son of Eber and brother of Peleg. His name was linked to the shortening of human lifespans: “The brother of Peleg was called Joktan, because the duration of the life of man was shortened in his time.” While Noah was still alive, Joktan was appointed prince over the descendants of Shem.

When the twelve pious men were imprisoned at Joktan’s house, he secured them a seven days’ respite and, during the night, arranged for fifty attendants to carry them on mules to the mountains. He tried in vain to persuade Abraham to flee, but Abraham refused. Though kin to the men on trial, Joktan was described as God-fearing and sought to save them.

Relationship record

Life events

• Peleg's brother was called Joktan because man's lifespan was shortened in his time.(Noah's Descendants Spread Abroad)
  • With: Peleg
  • “The brother of Peleg was called Joktan, because the duration of the life of man was shortened in his time.”
• Joktan was appointed prince over the descendants of Shem.(The Depravity Of Mankind)
  • “Joktan for the descendants of Shem”
• Joktan secured a seven days' respite and arranged for the prisoners to escape.(The Depravity Of Mankind · 📍 the house of Joktan)
  • With: Abraham the twelve pious men
  • “The twelve were incarcerated in the house of Joktan. In the night he charged fifty of his attendants to mount the prisoners upon mules and take them to the mountains.”
• Abraham refused Joktan's attempts to persuade him to flee.(The Depravity Of Mankind · 📍 the prison house)
  • With: Abraham
  • “In vain Joktan endeavored to persuade Abraham to flee. He persisted in his refusal.”

Noah's Descendants Spread Abroad

• parent: Eber “The brother of Peleg was called Joktan, because the duration of the life of man was shortened in his time.”
• siblings with Peleg “The brother of Peleg was called Joktan, because the duration of the life of man was shortened in his time.”

The Depravity Of Mankind

• with Abraham (They are described as close kin; the text does not specify a more precise kinship.) “Joktan, however, besides being a God-fearing man, was of close kin to the men on trial, and he essayed to save them.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Legends of the Jews, Volume I. Made with Rho MD.