Hobab (in some traditions or identifications)
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Hobab (in some traditions or identifications) is a biblical figure sometimes associated with Jethro’s family, variably identified as his son or another close Midianite relative who guided the Israelites in the wilderness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hobab (in some traditions or identifications) canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter | Numbers 10 ⓘ |
| appearsInVerse | Numbers 10:29 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Israelites
ⓘ
Jethro ⓘ Moses ⓘ wilderness wanderings ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical in Jewish and Christian Bibles ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Kenite
ⓘ
Midianite ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Kenites
ⓘ
Midianite ⓘ
surface form:
Midianites
|
| familyRelationInSomeInterpretations | another name or title for Jethro ⓘ |
| familyRelationInSomeTraditions |
brother‑in‑law of Moses
ⓘ
relative of Jethro ⓘ son of Jethro ⓘ |
| fatherNamedInMasoreticText | Reuel ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
Sinai wilderness complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Sinai wilderness
Midian ⓘ
surface form:
region of Midian
|
| hasNameVariant |
Chobab
ⓘ
Hobab the Kenite ⓘ |
| hasUncertainBiography | true ⓘ |
| hasVariantIdentifications | true ⓘ |
| invitationPurpose | to accompany Israel on the journey ⓘ |
| invitedBy | Moses ⓘ |
| knownFor |
guiding the Israelites through the wilderness
ⓘ
knowledge of the wilderness ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Numbers
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| offeredByMoses | a share in the good that the Lord would do to Israel ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| role |
guide in the wilderness
ⓘ
wilderness scout ⓘ |
| scripturalCategory | minor biblical character ⓘ |
| scripturalFunction | helper of Israel during exodus journey ⓘ |
| sourceLanguage |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| textualIssue |
identification with Jethro is debated
ⓘ
relationship to Moses is interpreted differently in various traditions ⓘ |
| timePeriod | biblical Exodus era ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.