Genesis 25:14

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 25:14 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
Genesis 25:14 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 25

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
14and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa.] Of Mishma and Massa, and of their posterity, there is not anything said elsewhere, unless the Masani, Ptolemy f1382 places near Arabia Felix, came from Massa. Dumah seems to be the same Isaiah speaks of in (<012111>Genesis 21:11); and in Arabia Deserta, where some of Ishmael’s posterity settled, is a place called Dumaetha, by Ptolemy f1383, which perhaps had its name from this son of his. The Targum of Jonathan translates these three names, “hearing, silence, and patience;” which the Jews use as a proverb, when they would signify that there are some things to be heard and not spoken of, and to be patiently borne. If Ishmael had in view to teach such lessons…”
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