Bible Dictionaries
Hobab
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Beloved, the Kenite, has been usually identified with Jethro (q.v.), Exodus 18:5,27; Compare Numbers 10:29,30 . In Judges 4:11 , the word rendered "father-in-law" means properly any male relative by marriage (Compare Genesis 19:14 , "son-in-law," A.V.), and should be rendered "brother-in-law," as in the RSV His descendants followed Israel to Canaan (Numbers 10:29 ), and at first pitched their tents near Jericho, but afterwards settled in the south in the borders of Arad (Judges 1:8-11,16 ). Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Hobab'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/h/hobab.html. 1897.