Shamma (Son of Reuel, grandson of Esau and Bashemath)
Edomite tribal chief
Shamma was a son of Reuel and a grandson of Esau and Bashemath (Ishmael's daughter). He became a tribal chief in the land of Edom and represents one of the Edomite clans descended from Esau. His lineage shows the connection between the families of Esau and Ishmael.
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Événements clés
Mentioned in Reuel's lineage
Shamma is listed as one of the sons of Reuel, who was a son of Esau and Bashemath, in the genealogy in Genesis.
13These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the descendants of Esau's wife Basemath.
וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ בְּנֵ֣י רְעוּאֵ֔ל נַ֥חַת וָזֶ֖רַח שַׁמָּ֣ה וּמִזָּ֑ה אֵ֣לֶּ֣ה הָי֔וּ בְּנֵ֥י בָשְׂמַ֖ת אֵ֥שֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃
Shamma as a tribal chief in Edom
Shamma was appointed one of the tribal chiefs (alufim) among the descendants of Reuel in the land of Edom.
17These were the sons of Esau's son Reuel: Chief Nahath, Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, Chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom; they were the descendants of Esau's wife Basemath.
וְאֵ֗לֶּה בְּנֵ֤י רְעוּאֵל֙ בֶּן־עֵשָׂ֔ו אַלּ֥וּף נַ֙חַת֙ אַלּ֣וּף זֶ֔רַח אַלּ֥וּף שַׁמָּ֖ה אַלּ֣וּף מִזָּ֑ה אֵ֣לֶּה אַלּוּפֵ֤י רְעוּאֵל֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ אֱד֔וֹם אֵ֕לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י בָשְׂמַ֖ת אֵ֥שֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃
Part of Esau's lineage
Shamma belongs to Esau's broader lineage that settled in the mountains of Seir, the area known as Edom.
1This is the family history of Esau, that is, Edom.
וְאֵ֛לֶּה תֹּלְד֥וֹת עֵשָׂ֖ו ה֥וּא אֱדֽוֹם׃
8So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir. Esau is Edom.
וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב עֵשָׂו֙ בְּהַ֣ר שֵׂעִ֔יר עֵשָׂ֖ו ה֥וּא אֱדֽוֹם׃
9This is the family history of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.
וְאֵ֛לֶּה תֹּלְד֥וֹת עֵשָׂ֖ו אֲבִ֣י אֱד֑וֹם בְּהַ֖ר שֵׂעִֽיר׃
Repeated in Chronicles
Shamma's name is also preserved in the genealogy in 1 Chronicles as part of Esau's descendants.
37The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
בְּנֵ֖י רְעוּאֵ֑ל נַ֥חַת זֶ֖רַח שַׁמָּ֥ה וּמִזָּֽה׃ ס