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Abimael

A man, in the time of the Patriarchs · Early Patriarch · named in 2 verses

the name means father of Mael (apparently some Arab tribe) Strong's Lexicon

Abimael was a descendant of Shem and one of the sons of Joktan, as mentioned in the genealogies of Genesis and 1 Chronicles.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Father of Mael, one of the sons or descendants of Joktan, in Northern Arabia (Gen. 10:28; 1 Chr. 1:22).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Joktan
Siblings Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah, Jobab

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Genesis 10:28.

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