Joktan

son of Eber in the bible
Person human_biblical_figure Q1553059
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Joktan

Summary

Joktan is a human biblical figure[1]. He draws 122 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #231 of 529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Joktan's father was Eber[3].
  • A child of Joktan was Almodad[4].
  • A child of Joktan was Sheleph[5].
  • A child of Joktan was Hazarmaveth[6].
  • A child of Joktan was Hadoram[7].
  • A child of Joktan was Uzal[8].
  • A child of Joktan was Abimael[9].
  • Joktan is recorded as male[10].
  • Joktan's instance of is recorded as human biblical figure[11].
  • Joktan's Commons category is recorded as Joktan[12].
  • Joktan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03dyqc[13].
  • Joktan's Rodovid ID is recorded as 78270[14].
  • Joktan's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[15].
  • Joktan's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Joktan's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[17].
  • Joktan's present in work is recorded as Genesis 10[18].
  • Joktan's present in work is recorded as 1 Chronicles 1[19].
  • Joktan's sibling is recorded as Peleg[20].
  • Joktan's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Joktan[21].

Body

Origins and Family

Joktan's father was Eber[3].

Personal Life

Children include Almodad[4], a human biblical figure[22]; Sheleph[5], a human biblical figure[23]; Hazarmaveth[6], a human biblical figure[24]; Hadoram[7], a human biblical figure[25]; Uzal[8], a human biblical figure[26]; and Abimael[9], a human biblical figure[27].

Why It Matters

Joktan draws 122 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #231 of 529).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Who were Joktan's parents?

Joktan's father was Eber[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_joktan_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Joktan}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/joktan}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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