Pedigree: Joktan ben EBER

The PEDIGREE of

Joktan ben EBER

`Tribe to sustain'; aka Jectan (Yaqtan Joctan); poss. aka Qahtan (first speaker of Arabic); poss. aka Hister (eponym of ISTRIA); one of the Progenitors of Europe; relation to Qahtan ibn 'Abin, q.v. ?

Born: 2267 BC

Poss. Jullus of Rome's 16-Great Uncle. HM George I's 98-Great Grandfather. HRE Ferdinand I's 94-Great Grandfather. `Osawatomie' Brown's 104-Great Grandfather.

Wives/Partners: Hobba ; (NN; aboriginal) of SHEBA
Children: Hazarmaveth ; Hoeril, eponym of the HERULI ; Hadoram (Haddram) ; Abimael (Avima'el) ; Jobab ben JOKTAN ; Almodad ; Jader (Jerah) ; Azalus, progenitor of the AZALI ; Ophir ; Diklah ; Obalus (eponym) of ELBE River ; Sheleph (Saleph Shelef)

Possible Children: Keturah (Qatura Cetura), concubine ; Jurham ibn QAHTAN ; (NN) ... (NN) ; Ya'rab ibn QAHTAN (poss. 1st King of YEMEN) ; Saba (eponym) of SHEBA
Alternative Fathers of Possible Children: Qahtan ibn 'ABIN (Ruler) of SABA' ; poss. not Hisicion (Isacon) ; Eber ibn SHELAH

_________	_________	_________	________	________	________
			/	-- Arphaxad (King) of ARRAPACHTIS +		====> [ 19]
		/	-- Cainain the SEMITE
		\|	\	/ (skip this generation?)
		/	\	-- Rasueja (bint SHUSHAN) +		====> [ 21]
	/	-- Shelah (ben CAINAN) of CHALDEA
	\|	\	/	-- Madai (Medai Madian) ben JAPHETH +		====> [ 19]
	/	\	-- Melka (bint MADAI) of MEDES (skip?)
/	-- Eber ibn SHELAH (2277? BC - 1813? BC)
\|	\		/	-- Arphaxad (King) of ARRAPACHTIS +		====> [ 19]
\|	\|		/		/ (skip this generation?)
\|	\|	/	-- Kesed ben ARPHAXAD
\|	\|	/	\	-- Rasueja (bint SHUSHAN) (skip?) +		====> [ 21]
\|	\	-- Mu'ak (Muak) ben KESED
/		\	-- poss. Ninsun
- Joktan ben EBER
\			/	-- Ham ibn NOAH +		====> [ 18]
\|			/		/ OR: poss. source: Saturnus [alt ped] +	====> [ 23]
\|		/	-- Cush ben HAM
\|		\|		/ OR: Baal, GOD of Thunder & Winter ... +		====> [ 9]
\|		/		/ OR: poss. source: Amurru, GOD of AMORITES +		====> [ 5]
\|	/	-- Nimrod (King) of ASSYRIA & BABYLON
\|	\|	\	/ OR: source: Gilgamesh (5th King) of URUK +			====> [ 7]
\|	\|	\|	/	-- Batawil YAPHETIDY +		====> [ 20]
\|	\|	\	-- poss. Qarnabil YAPHETIDY
\|	\|			/ or: poss. Hept Ishtar, q.v.
\|	/			/ OR: Anchinoe of EGYPT, daughter of the NILE +		====> [ 7]
\	-- 'Azurad bint NEBROD
	\	-- Hept Ishtar
		\	/ OR: poss. not Semiramis (Queen) of BABYLON +			====> [ 22]
		\|	/	-- Enki (Ea), GOD of Wisdom +		====> [ 5]
		\	-- poss. not Ningal, GODDESS of the Moon
			\	-- Ningikuga, GODDESS of the Pure Reed

His (poss.) Grandchildren: (NN) ... (NN) of SARMATIANS ; (NN) ... (NN) ; Abd Yalil ; Dawwa ; Hadurah ; Adinah bint JOBAB ; Aridah ; Hoshaiah ; Dinah bint JOBAB ; Tang, (1st King) SHANG ; Midian (Madian) ibn ABRAHAM ; Ishbak (poss. ibn IBRAHIM) ; Zimran (Zamram) ibn IBRAHIM ; Mudad ibn JURHAM ; Aretas I (King) of NABATAEA ; Yashjub ibn YARAB (Ruler) of SABA' (SHEBA) ; (NN) ... (NN) of BEERSHEBA or SHEBA ; (NN) ... (NN) of SHEBA