Person
Name meaning: small dispute; contention; disgust (Hitchcock)
Little, the second of the two sons of Eber (Gen. 10:25; 1 Chr. 1:19). There is an Arab tradition that Joktan (Arab. Kahtan) was the progenitor of all the purest tribes of Central and Southern Arabia.
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
(small), son of Eber, (Genesis 10:25; 1 Chronicles 1:19) and the father of the Joktanite Arabs. (Genesis 10:30) (B.C. about 2200.)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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