Bible Person
Meaning: measure of God · Male · 2 cross references
Almodad is one of the sons or descendants of Joktan in the table of nations and its Chronicler parallel. He belongs to the wider post-flood mapping of peoples that extends Scripture's horizon far beyond Israel alone. First appears in Gen 10:26.1
Name meaning
measure of God
Identity
male
First appears
Gen 10:26
AI summary: Almodad matters because the cross references preserve his place in the structured genealogy through which the descendants of Shem are distributed across lands and peoples. Even without narrative detail, his inclusion contributes to the Bible's large-scale vision of humanity organized by remembered family lines. Taken together, the material presents Almodad as a Joktanite ancestral figure whose place helps extend the biblical geography of nations.1
Central Figure
Almodad
Meaning: measure of God
Immeasurable, the first named of the sons of Joktan (Gen.
Siblings
Name meaning
measure of God
Identity
male
Immeasurable, the first named of the sons of Joktan (Gen. 10:26), the founder of an Arabian tribe. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.