Mishma (son of Ishmael)

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Mishma (son of Ishmael)

Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.

A prince of one of the tribes of the Ishmaelites (Gen 25:14; 1 Chr 1:30).

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Mishma, Son of Ishmael

Mishma, Son of Ishmael (מִשְׁמָע‎, mishma'). A prince of one of the tribes of the Ishmaelites (Gen 25:14; 1 Chr 1:30).

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Mishma (Person)

MISHMA (PERSON) [Heb mišmāʿ (מִשְׁמָע‎)]. 1. A son of Ishmael, and brother of Mibsam (Gen 25:13; 1 Chr 1:29). 2. A son of Mibsam son of Shallum, son of Shaul, son of Simeon (1 Chr 4:25). One may conclude from the fact that Mishma and Mibsam occur together both in Genesis 25 and 1 Chronicles 4 that 1

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Mishma

Mishma. 1. Son of Ishmael, Abraham’s grandson, and the father of an Arabian tribe (Gn 25:14; 1 Chr 1:30).2. Mibsam’s son from Simeon’s tribe (1 Chr 4:25, 26). His omission in Genesis 25 and inclusion in the 1 Chronicles genealogy may indicate either that he was born after Jacob moved his family to Egypt

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Mishma

1. A son of Ishmael and founder of an Arabian tribe (Gen. 25:14; 1 Ch. 1:30).

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Mishma

MISHMA1. Son of Ishmael, Abraham’s grandson, and the father of an Arabian tribe (Gn 25:14; 1 Chr 1:30).2. Mibsam’s son from Simeon’s tribe (1 Chr 4:25–26). His omission in Genesis 25 and inclusion in the 1 Chronicles genealogy may indicate either that he was born after Jacob moved his family to Egypt

The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)

Mishma

Mishma (mish´muh; Heb., “a sound”).1 The fifth of the twelve sons of Ishmael (Gen. 25:14).2 A Simeonite; he was the son of Mibsam and the father of three sons (1 Chron. 4:25–26).

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Mishma

MISHMA1. A son of Ishmael. An Arab tribe called Benee Mesma is said to exist to this day (Gen 25:14; 1 Chr 1:30).2. A descendant of Simeon (1 Chr 4:25).

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Mishma

Mishma (Heb. mišmāʿ)1. A son of Ishmael; eponymous ancestor of an Arabian people (Gen. 25:14; 1 Chr. 1:30).2. A Simeonite, the son of Mibsam (1 Chr. 4:25–26). The presence of Mibsam and Mishma at both 1 Chr. 1:29–30 and 4:25 may suggest some prior relation between a Simeonite clan and what may originally

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Mishma

Mish´ma (a hearing).1. A son of Ishmael and brother of Mibsam. Gen. 25:14; 1 Chron. 1:30.2. A son of Simeon, 1 Chron. 4:25, brother of Mibsam.

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Mishma

MISH´MA (mishʹma; “hearing”).1. The fifth son of Ishmael, and head of an Arabian tribe (Gen. 25:14; 1 Chron. 1:30), about 1800 b.c.2. The son of Mibsam, of the tribe of Simeon, and father of Hammuel (1 Chron. 4:25–26), perhaps about 1300 b.c.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Mishma

Mishma—hearing. (1.) One of the sons of Ishmael (Gen. 25:14), and founder of an Arab tribe.(2.) A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:25, 26).