Shobal
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Pilgrim. (1.) The second son of Seir the Horite; one of the Horite “dukes” (Gen. 36:20). (2.) One of the sons of Caleb, and a descendant of Hur (1 Chr. 2:50, 52; 4:1, 2).
ISBE
sho'-bal (shobhal, "overflowing"; Sobal, with variants): (1) An Edomite name mentioned in connection with Lotan, Zibeon and Anah, as that of a "son" of Seir ( Ge 36:20 ), the father of a clan ( Ge 36:23 ), and a Horite "duke" ('alluph) ( Ge 36:29 ; 1Ch 1:38 , 40 ). (2) A Calebite, the father (possibly of the inhabitants) of Kiriath-jearim ( 1Ch 2:50 , 52 ). (3) A Judahite, perhaps to be identified with (2) above ( 1Ch 4:1 f).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(flowing).
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