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Dumah

A son of Ishmael, named among his twelve princes, and the name of a north Arabian oasis. Isaiah has a short and haunting oracle titled Dumah: someone calling from Seir, 'Watchman, what of the night?' — and the answer, 'Morning comes, and also the night.'

Role: Son of Ishmael
Lived: Patriarchal age

What we know — and how we know it

Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Family & lineage
BibleSon of Ishmael.
Genesis 25:14
Ishmael

Where in scripture

Genesis1 Chronicles

Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

Genesis 25:14 — Son of Ishmael

Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

1 Chronicles 1:30

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.

Genesis 25:141 Chronicles 1:30

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