Arabian living at the time of the Patriarchs
Massa, a son of Ishmael, was a grandson of Abraham.
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Massa was one of the twelve sons of Ishmael, the son of Abraham and Hagar. He is mentioned in the genealogies of Ishmael's descendants (Gen.25.14; 1Ch.1.30). As a grandson of Abraham, Massa was part of the Ishmaelite tribes that settled in the Arabian Peninsula.
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A lifting up, gift, one of the sons of Ishmael, the founder of an Arabian tribe (Gen. 25:14); a nomad tribe inhabiting the Arabian desert toward Babylonia.
(burden), a son of Ishmael. (Genesis 26:14; 1 Chronicles 1:30) His descendants were not improbably the Masani, placed by Ptolemy in the east of Arabia, near the borders of Babylonia.
MAS'SA (gift, tribute), a son of Ishmael, Gen 25:14; 1 Chr 1:30, and probably the ancestor of the Masani, settled in the north-eastern part of Arabia, near the Babylonian frontier.
MAS'SA (gift, tribute), a son of Ishmael, Gen 25:14; 1 Chr 1:30, and probably the ancestor of the Masani, settled in the north-eastern part of Arabia, near the Babylonian frontier.
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2 verses in 2 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H4854
Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
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