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Ebal; Obal

e'-bal (`ebhal, "bare") or (`obhal):

(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 Gen 10:28, the former in 1 Chr 1:22 and in the Sam text of Gen 10:28.

(2) A son of Shobal, son of Seir, the Horite (Gen 36:23; 1 Chr 1:40).

Kilde: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread.