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Havilah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(circle). (1) Son of Cush (Gen. 10:7⁷And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. (Genesis 10:7)). (2) Son of Joktan (Gen. 10:29²⁹And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. (Genesis 10:29)). (3) An unlocated region (Gen. 2:11; 25:18¹¹The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; (Genesis 2:11)
¹⁸And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren. (Genesis 25:18); 1 Sam. 15:7⁷And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt. (1 Samuel 15:7)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Son of Cush, a descendant of Ham (Gen. 10:7⁷And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. (Genesis 10:7); 1 Chron. 1:9⁹And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. (1 Chronicles 1:9)).

2. Son of Joktan, a descendant of Shem (Gen. 10:29²⁹And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. (Genesis 10:29); 1 Chron. 1:23²³And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. (1 Chronicles 1:23)).

3. Land compassed by the river Pison, where there was fine gold and precious stones (Gen. 2:11¹¹The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; (Genesis 2:11)). It has not been identified.

4. District near or connected with that of the Amalekites, on the south of Palestine, reaching towards Shur “that is over against Egypt” (Gen. 25:18¹⁸And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren. (Genesis 25:18); 1 Sam. 15:7⁷And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt. (1 Samuel 15:7)). It was probably named from No. 2.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

2341 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Chaviylah

Phonic:

khav-ee-law’

Meaning:

probably from 2342; circular; Chavilah, the name of two or three eastern regions; also perhaps of two men

KJV Usage:

Havilah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

anguish (as travail-pain)

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Trouble; pain; circle:―name of two regions; also of two men, Gen. 10:7. {Commotio}