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Mishma
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(Heb. Mishmanza', מַשְׁמָע, hearing, as in Isaiah 11:3; Sept. Μασμά ), the name of two men.
1. The fifth of the twelve sons of Ishmael, and heads of Arabian tribes (Genesis 25:14; 1 Chronicles 1:30). B.C. considerably post 2061. The people called by Ptolemy Mcescemanes (6:7, 21, ), who were located to the north-east of Medina, were probably descended from him. Arabic writers mention the Beni-Mismah (Freytag, Hamas, II, 1:220), but nothing is known of them (Kilobel, Genes. ad loc.). (See ARABIA).
2. The son of Mibsan, of the tribe of Simeon, and father of Hamuel (1 Chronicles 4:25-26). B.C. considerably ante 1053.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Mishma'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/m/mishma.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Mishma'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/m/mishma.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
