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חֲוִילָה

cha.vi.lahHavilah
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place7 occurrences3 books7 verses
This name belongs to 4 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Havilah: A son of Joktan, descendant of Shem
  • Havilah: A son of Cush, descendant of Ham
  • Havilah: Land near Eden with gold, bdellium, and onyx
  • Havilah: Region inhabited by Ishmaelites, raided by Saul

Definition

probably from H2342; circular; Chavilah, the name of two or three eastern regions; also perhaps of two men
Traditional renderings: Havilah.

Glossary entries

Havilah (Person) Havilah (Place)

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

7 total
  1. Genesis 2:11הַֽחֲוִילָ֔ה · of Havilah
    The name of the first river is the Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
  2. Genesis 10:7וַֽחֲוִילָ֔ה · Havilah
    The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
  3. Genesis 10:29חֲוִילָ֖ה · Havilah
    Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
  4. Genesis 25:18מֵֽחֲוִילָ֜ה · from Havilah
    Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.
  5. 1 Samuel 15:7מֵֽחֲוִילָה֙ · from Havilah
    Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.
  6. 1 Chronicles 1:9וַחֲוִילָ֔ה · Havilah
    The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
  7. 1 Chronicles 1:23חֲוִילָ֖ה · Havilah
    Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.