Grandson of Cush (Gen. 10: 7; 1 Chr. 1: 9).

Son of Joktan (Gen. 10: 28; 1 Chr. 1: 22); his descendants gave their name to a portion of southern Arabia (now called Arabia Felix); queen of sheba (1 Kgs. 10: 1, 4, 10, 13; 2 Chr. 9: 1, 3, 9, 12; also Job 6: 19; Ps. 72: 10, 15; Isa. 60: 6; Jer. 6: 20).