International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Ebal; Obal

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Ebal; Obal


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ē´bal (עיבל, ‛ēbhāl, “bare”) or (עובל, ‛ōbhāl):

(1) A people and region of Joktanite, Arabia. See Dillmann, Genesis, and Glaser, Skizze, II, 426. The latter form of the name is that given in , the former in and in the Sam text of .

(2) A son of Shobal, son of Seir, the Horite (; ).