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Havilah in the Bible — Who Was Havilah? | fresh.bible

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Havilah

A name shared by two different descendants — one from Ham, one from Shem

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Appears twice in the Table of Nations: once as a son of Cush (Ham's line) and once as a son of Joktan (Shem's line). Also a region name — Genesis 2 mentions Havilah in connection with Eden's gold. The territory of Ishmael's descendants is described as stretching 'from Havilah to Shur.'

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family_historySon of Cush (Ham's line)family_historySon of Joktan (Shem's line)

Appears In2 mentions across 2 books

1 samuel

Almost Obedient

1 Samuel 15:4-9

Havilah marks the eastern boundary of Saul's military sweep, defining the vast geographic scope of his campaign against the Amalekites stretching toward the Sinai region.

genesis

Ishmael's Legacy

Genesis 25:12-18

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