Jokshan

Jokshan was one of the sons of Abraham by Keturah, the wife he took after Sarah. Genesis lists him with Zimran, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah, and then names Jokshan’s own sons, Sheba and Dedan. Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them east, away from Isaac, who was to inherit the promise. So Jokshan’s family stands for the wider household of Abraham that grew apart from the line of promise. You can read the whole list in Genesis 25:1-6.

4 verses

Genesis

Genesis 25:2

And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

Genesis 25:3

And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

Genesis 25:6

But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 1:32

Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Matthew George Easton, 1897

Snarer, the second son of Abraham and Keturah (Gen. 25:2, 3; 1 Chr. 1:32).

From Smith's Bible Dictionary

William Smith, 1884

(fowler), a son of Abraham and Keturah, (Genesis 25:2,3; 1 Chronicles 1:32) whose sons were Sheba and Dedan.

Based on Nave's Topical Bible by Orville J. Nave (1896). Dictionary entries from Easton's Bible Dictionary and Smith's Bible Dictionary. Public domain. KJV scripture text, public domain.