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Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
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Real People, Real Places
Commentators explain that these names correspond to real tribes and locations in ancient Arabia and the Syrian desert. For instance, Dumah is linked to a known place called 'Duma the Rocky.' Scholars also clarify minor textual details, like confirming 'Hadad' is the correct name, grounding this genealogy in actual history and geography.
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1 Chronicles
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18th Century
Theologian
The name Hadad, found here and in 1 Chronicles 1:50, is a well-known Syrian name. Hadar, which is noted in the margin, is an accidental…
19th Century
Bishop
Dumah. —Isaiah 21:11, as a name of Edom. There is still a locality bearing this name, “Duma the Rocky,” on the borders…
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(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 1:28).
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The genealogy is from this point confined to the posterity of Abraham. From reading these lists of names, let us take the opportunity to think of t…