Old Testament
Massa
Massa was the seventh son of Ishmael and the progenitor of an Ishmaelite tribe.
Massa is listed in the genealogies of Genesis 25 and 1 Chronicles 1 as one of the twelve sons of Ishmael, the son of Abraham and Hagar. As a descendant of Ishmael, he represents one of the tribal leaders who fulfilled the promise that Ishmael would be the father of twelve princes. The name also appears in the context of tribal lineages, marking the expansion of Ishmael's descendants throughout the region.
In the text
- Verses
- 2
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Genesis 25:14
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 1:30
Where Massa 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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