Old Testament
Mash
Mash is a son of Aram and a grandson of Shem, listed in the Table of Nations in Genesis.
Mash is identified in the genealogies of Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1 as one of the four sons of Aram, the son of Shem. His inclusion serves to trace the post-Flood expansion of the descendants of Noah. While the text provides no further narrative details regarding his life or actions, he represents a specific branch of the Semitic line.
In the text
- Verses
- 2
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Genesis 10:23
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 1:17
Where Mash appears
2 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
- Bilhah11 versesRachel's handmaid who became a concubine to Jacob and the mother of his sons Dan and Naphtali.
- Ham11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became the ancestor of various nations.
- Japheth11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became a patriarch of the nations.
- Anah10 versesA Horite leader and son of Zibeon whose daughter Oholibamah became a wife of Esau.
- Bethuel10 versesThe son of Nahor and Milcah, father of Rebekah and Laban, and nephew of Abraham.
- Put2 versesA son of Ham and progenitor of a North African people group often associated with ancient Libya.
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