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shō´bal (ש×ובל, shoÌ„bhaÌ„l, “overflowingâ€; ΣωβαÌλ, SoÌ„baÌl, with variants):
(1) An Edomite name mentioned in connection with Lotan, Zibeon and Anah, as that of a “son†of Seir (), the father of a clan (), and a Horite “duke†('allūph) (; , ).
(2) A Calebite, the father (possibly of the inhabitants) of Kiriath-jearim (, ).
(3) A Judahite, perhaps to be identified with (2) above ( f).