Joktan or Yoktan (Hebrew: יָקְטָן, Modern Yoktan, Tiberian Yoqṭān, Arabic: يقطان‎ Yaqṭān; literally, "little") was the second of the two sons of Eber (Gen. 10:25; 1 Chr. 1:19) mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. His name means "small" or "smallness".In the Book of Genesis 10:25 it reads: "And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan."Joktan's sons in the order provided in Gen.