Ishbak
Ishbak (Hebrew: יִשְׁבָּ֣ק Yīšbāq, "he will leave; leaving"), also spelled Jisbak [1] and Josabak.[2] According to the Bible he was the fifth son of Abraham, the patriarch of the Israelites, and Keturah whom he wed after the death of Sarah.[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[]
- ^ 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
External links[]
- Easton's Bible Dictionary: Ishbak
Categories:
- Children of Abraham
- Hebrew Bible stubs