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Jobab

Meaning: dweller in the desert

(1.) One of the sons of Joktan, and founder of an Arabian tribe (Gen. 10:29).

(2.) King of Edom, succeeded Bela (Gen. 36:33, 34).

(3.) A Canaanitish king (Josh. 11:1) who joined the confederacy against Joshua.