Son of Abraham and Keturah. Abraham gave him gifts, and sent him away from Isaac unto the east country. Genesis 25:2,6; 1 Chronicles 1:32 . An Assyrian inscription mentions "Bur-anate of the land of Iasbuk " (IA-AS-BU-QA-AI) which is judged to refer to the above, situate on the west bank of the Euphrates.
Originally published with the title A New and Concise Bible Dictionary by George Morrish (London), the Morrish Bible Dictionary is more than a dictionary of Bible words.Wikipedia
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