Hobab
Hobab, the son of Jethro (or 'Reuel') the Midianite and Moses' brother-in-law, was invited by Moses to join the Israelites on their journey to the Promised Land.
The name Hobab means “favored; beloved”
MaleMidianiteMidianEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament2 books5 verses
Summary
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Numbers 10:29; only referred to as Hobab (חֹבָב); son of Jethro; a brother of Zipporah.
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- חֹבָבHobab
Mentions
Includes 3 verses that refer to Hobab without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- 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.”
- Numbers 10:30Referred to, not named“I will not go,” Hobab replied. “Instead, I am going back to my own land and my own people.”
- Numbers 10:31Referred to, not named“Please do not leave us,” Moses said, “since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes.
- Numbers 10:32Referred to, not namedIf you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives us.”
- 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.