Person Old Testament
Jobab
Jobab was one of the sons born to Shaharaim and his wife Hodesh in the genealogy of Benjamin. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 8:9.
Why it matters. A son of Shaharaim and Hodesh
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jobab
Jobab is mentioned in 1Ch.8.9 as one of the sons of Shaharaim and his wife Hodesh. This information is provided in the context of the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin. Shaharaim had sent away his wives Hushim and Baara, and he had children with Hodesh in the country of Moab. Jobab is listed among the seven sons born to Shaharaim and Hodesh.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)