Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Stripped, the eight son of Joktan (Gen. 10:28); called also Ebal (1 Chr. 1:22).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(stripped bare), son of Joktan, and, like the rest of family, apparently the founder of an Arab tribe. (Genesis 10:28) In (1 Chronicles 1:22) the name is written Ebal.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
O'BAL (bare), a son of Joktan who gave his name to an Arab tribe. Gen 10:28. The name is written "Ebal" in 1 Chr 1:22.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
inconvenience of old age