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Dumah

An Arabian, in the time of the Patriarchs · Arabia · named in 2 verses

the name means Silence Easton's Bible Dictionary

Dumah was a son of Ishmael and grandson of Abraham, mentioned in the genealogies of Genesis and Chronicles.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Silence, (comp. Ps. 94:17), the fourth son of Ishmael; also the tribe descended from him; and hence also the region in Arabia which they inhabited (Gen. 25:14; 1 Chr. 1:30).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Ishmael
Siblings Adbeel, Nebaioth, Kedar, Mibsam, Mishma, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, Kedemah, Mahalath

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Genesis 25:14.

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Verses that name Dumah