Havilah

JoktanEnglish

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.29.

Havilah is mentioned in the Table of Nations in Genesis and 1 Chronicles as a son of Joktan, who was a descendant of Shem, one of Noah's three sons. The Table of Nations is a genealogical record of the descendants of Noah's sons after the Great Flood, representing the known nations and peoples of the ancient world. Joktan's descendants, including Havilah, are associated with the peoples of the Arabian Peninsula. No further information is provided about this Havilah in the Bible. (Genesis 10:29;1 Chronicles 1:23).