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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

HAVILAH

hav'-i-la (chawilah; Heuila):

(1) Son of Cush (Genesis 10:7 1 Chronicles 1:9).

(2) Son of Yoktan, descendant of Shem (Genesis 10:29 1 Chronicles 1:23).

(3) Mentioned with Shur as one of the limits of the territory of the Ishmaelites (Genesis 25:18); compare the same limits of the land of the Amalekites (1 Samuel 15:7), where, however, the text is doubtful. It is described (Genesis 2:11, 12) as bounded by the river Pishon and as being rich in gold, bdellium and "shoham-stone" (English Version of the Bible, "onyx"). The shoham-stone was perhaps the Assyrian samtu, probably the malachite or turquoise. The mention of a Cushite Havilah is explained by the fact that the Arabian tribes at an early time migrated to the coast of Africa. The context of Genesis 10:7 thus favors situation on the Ethiopian shore, and the name is perhaps preserved in the kolpos Aualites and in the tribe Abalitai on the South side of the straits of Babel-Mandeb. Or possibly a trace of the name appears in the classical Aualis, now Zeila` in Somaliland. But its occurrence among the Yoktanite Arabs (Genesis 10:29) suggests a location in Arabia. South Arabian inscriptions mention a district of Khaulan (Chaulan), and a place of this name is found both in Tihama and Southeast of San`a'. Again Strabo's Chaulotaioi and Chuwaila in Bahrein point to a district on the Arabian shore of the Persian Gulf. No exact identification has yet been made.

A. S. Fulton

Strong's Hebrew

2341. Chavilah -- a son of Cush, also a son of Joktan, also ...
... location. Transliteration: Chavilah Phonetic Spelling: (khav-ee-law') Short
Definition: Havilah. ... location NASB Word Usage Havilah (7). Havilah. ...
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Library

Chapter x
... Cf. also Havilah v.7 and Havilah v.28. ... 7. And the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah
and Sabtah and Raamah and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. ...
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[Endnotes]
... Aram, "Cush, Mizraim, Phut. Canaan, Salah, Uz, "Seba, Ludim, Sidon, Eber, Hul,
"Havilah, Anamim, Heth, Peleg, Gether,"Sabtah, Lehabim, Jebusite, Joktan, Mash. ...
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The Scriptural Account of Paradise.
... The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah,
where there is gold; and the gold of that land is good, and there is ...
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Letter cxxv. To Rusticus.
... Then India is reached and the river Ganges"called in holy scripture Pison""which
compasseth the whole land of Havilah" [3412] and is said to carry down ...
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Palestine Eighteen Centuries Ago
... The Scriptural account of the borderland of Paradise, watered by the river Havilah,
of which it is said that "the gold of that land is good," was applied to ...
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Chapter xxv
... 18. They had their dwelling place (in the region) from Havilah unto Shur,
which lies east of Egypt in the direction of Assyria. ...
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Canaan
... They had their home, it is said, in the desert which extended from Shur to
Havilah. Shur was the line of fortification which defended ...
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Chapter ii
... This is the one which encircles all the land of Havilah, where there is gold; and
the gold of that land is good; there is bdellium and the onyx stone. ...
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The Nations of the South-East
... The larger part of northern Arabia, however, was the home of the Ishmaelites. They
lived, it is said, "from Havilah unto Shur," like the Amalekites or Bedawin. ...
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An Exposition on the First Ten Chapters of Genesis, and Part of ...
... Eden, THE CHURCH; yet when they come out from thence, they evilly seek the great
things of the world: one is for compassing the whole land of Havilah, where is ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Havilah

that suffers pain; that brings forth

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Havilah

(circle).

A son of Cush. (Genesis 10:7)
A son of Joktan. (Genesis 10:29)

ATS Bible Dictionary

Havilah

The Scripture mention a Havilah descended from Ham, Genesis 10:7, and another from Shem, Genesis 11:29. We must assume a double Havilah, corresponding to each of these.

1. The location of one Havilah is connected with that of the Garden of Eden. According to one theory, it is to be sought on the southeastern extremity of the Black Sea; according to another, at the head of the Persian Gulf. See EDEN.

2. The other Havilah seems to have in Arabia. From the statement in 1 Samuel 15:7, that "Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah unto Shurm that is over against Egypt," it would seen to have been somewhere in the north-western part of Arabia; since, from the circumstances of this campaign, we cannot well suppose that it extended over a great tract of country.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

The sand region.

(1.) A land mentioned in Genesis 2:11 rich in gold and bdellium and onyx stone. The question as to the locality of this region has given rise to a great diversity of opinion. It may perhaps be identified with the sandy tract which skirts Babylonia along the whole of its western border, stretching from the lower Euphrates to the mountains of Edom.

(2.) A district in Arabia-Felix. It is uncertain whether the tribe gave its name to this region or derived its name from it, and whether it was originally a Cushite (Genesis 10:7) or a Joktanite tribe (10:29; Comp. 25:18), or whether there were both a Cushite and a Joktanite Havilah. It is the opinion of Kalisch, however, that Havilah "in both instances designates the same country, extending at least from the Persian to the Arabian Gulf, and on account of its vast extent easily divided into two distinct parts." This opinion may be well vindicated.

(3.) One of the sons of Cush (Genesis 10:7).

(4.) A son of Joktan (Genesis 10:29; 1 Chronicles 1:23).

Thesaurus

Havilah (7 Occurrences)
... 25:18), or whether there were both a Cushite and a Joktanite Havilah. It
is the ... 23). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. HAVILAH. hav'-i ...
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Hav'ilah (6 Occurrences)
Hav'ilah. Havilah, Hav'ilah. Having . Multi-Version Concordance ... (See RSV). Genesis
10:29 and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan ...
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Seba (4 Occurrences)
... 1:9); Greek ibid., but Codex Vaticanus has (Saban): 1. Forms of Name, and Parentage
of Seba: The first son of Cush, his brothers being Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah ...
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Cush (31 Occurrences)
... CUSH (1). kush (kush): 1. The Ancestor of Many Nations: (1) The first of the sons
of Ham, from whom sprang Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabtecah. ...
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Jobab (9 Occurrences)
... Jobab (9 Occurrences). Genesis 10:29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. ... 1 Chronicles 1:23
and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. ...
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Joktan (6 Occurrences)
... Genesis 10:29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. ...
1 Chronicles 1:23 and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. ...
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Ra'amah (3 Occurrences)
... Ra'amah (3 Occurrences). Genesis 10:7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah,
and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. (See RSV). ...
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Raamah (3 Occurrences)
... Raamah (3 Occurrences). Genesis 10:7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah,
Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. ...
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Dedan (10 Occurrences)
... Dedan (10 Occurrences). Genesis 10:7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah,
Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. ...
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Pison (1 Occurrence)
... pi'-shon pi'-son (pishon; the King James Version): A river of EDEN (which see),
said to compass the whole land of Havilah where there is gold, bdellium and ...
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Bible Concordance

Havilah (7 Occurrences)

Genesis 2:11 The name of the first is Pishon: this is the one which flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 10:7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Genesis 10:29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Genesis 25:18 They lived from Havilah to Shur that is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. He lived opposite all his relatives.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Samuel 15:7 Saul struck the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, that is before Egypt.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 1:9 The sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 1:23 and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Havilah

Havilah: A District East of Amalek

Havilah: A Son of Joktan

Havilah: An Unknown Region

Havilah: Son of Cush

Related Terms

Hav'ilah (6 Occurrences)

Seba (4 Occurrences)

Cush (31 Occurrences)

Jobab (9 Occurrences)