Ishbak (Hebrew: יִשְׁבָּ֣ק Yīšbāq, "he will leave; leaving"), also spelled Jisbak[1] and Josabak,[2] was, according to the Bible, the fifth son of Abraham and Keturah.[3][4] Ishbak had five brothers, Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian and Shuah.[5]
Josephus tells us that "Abraham contrived to settle them in colonies; and they took possession of Troglodytis and the country of Arabia the Happy, as far as it reaches to the Red Sea."[6] Little else is known about him, but his descendants may be the people identified in a cuneiform inscription to a people known as Jasbuqu.[7][neutrality is disputed]
References
edit- ^ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, Hebrew Dictionary, 3435
- ^ Josephus, Flavius, Antiquities, 1.15.1
- ^ Genesis 25:2–6
- ^ 1Chronicles 1:32
- ^ Genesis 25:1–6
- ^ Josephus, Flavius, Antiquities, 1.15.1
- ^ Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Volume 1, Review and Herald Publishing Association (Washington, D.C., USA), 1953, p.367
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External links
edit- Easton's Bible Dictionary: Ishbak
