Hobab
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| Hebrew / Greek | חֹבָב (H2246) |
|---|---|
| Description | Midianite living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness |
| Tribe or people | Midian |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Numbers 10:29 |
Hobab is a Midianite living at the time of Egypt and the wilderness. He is named in 2 verses of the Bible, first in Numbers 10:29.
Family
Verses
Numbers
- Numbers 10:29And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’ father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel.Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things to Israel.”
Judges
- Judges 4:11Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent by the great tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh.
Notes
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