Raema

Son of Cush

Även känd som: Raama, Raamah

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Raema (also spelled Raama) was a son of Cush and grandson of Ham, Noah's son. He is mentioned in the genealogy of Genesis as part of the origins of nations after the flood. His descendants are counted among the peoples who settled in the Arabian Peninsula.

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Mentioned in the Table of Nations

Raema is listed as one of the sons of Cush in the genealogy of nations after the flood in Genesis.

7The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
וּבְנֵ֣י כ֔וּשׁ סְבָא֙ וֽ͏ַחֲוִילָ֔ה וְסַבְתָּ֥ה וְרַעְמָ֖ה וְסַבְתְּכָ֑א וּבְנֵ֥י רַעְמָ֖ה שְׁבָ֥א וּדְדָֽן׃ ‬

Raema's Descendants

Raema's sons Sheba and Dedan are mentioned as founders of peoples on the Arabian Peninsula.

7The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
וּבְנֵ֣י כ֔וּשׁ סְבָא֙ וֽ͏ַחֲוִילָ֔ה וְסַבְתָּ֥ה וְרַעְמָ֖ה וְסַבְתְּכָ֑א וּבְנֵ֥י רַעְמָ֖ה שְׁבָ֥א וּדְדָֽן׃ ‬

Repeated in Chronicles

Raema's lineage is repeated in 1 Chronicles as part of the expanded genealogical history from Adam onward.

9The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteka. The sons of Raama: Sheba and Dedan.
וּבְנֵ֣י כ֔וּשׁ סְבָא֙ וַחֲוִילָ֔ה וְסַבְתָּ֥א וְרַעְמָ֖א וְסַבְתְּכָ֑א וּבְנֵ֥י רַעְמָ֖א שְׁבָ֥א וּדְדָֽן׃ ס ‬

Cush's Descendants and Their Dispersion

As part of Ham's lineage, Raema's descendants spread out and formed their own ethnic groups in accordance with God's plan to fill the earth after the flood.

6The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
וּבְנֵ֖י חָ֑ם כּ֥וּשׁ וּמִצְרַ֖יִם וּפ֥וּט וּכְנָֽעַן׃ ‬
7The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
וּבְנֵ֣י כ֔וּשׁ סְבָא֙ וֽ͏ַחֲוִילָ֔ה וְסַבְתָּ֥ה וְרַעְמָ֖ה וְסַבְתְּכָ֑א וּבְנֵ֥י רַעְמָ֖ה שְׁבָ֥א וּדְדָֽן׃ ‬
8Cush fathered Nimrod, who was the first to become a mighty man on the earth.
וְכ֖וּשׁ יָלַ֣ד אֶת־נִמְרֹ֑ד ה֣וּא הֵחֵ֔ל לֽ͏ִהְי֥וֹת גִּבֹּ֖ר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ ‬

Connection to Trading Peoples

Raema's descendants, especially Sheba and Dedan, later became known as traders and are mentioned in prophetic writings as important trading partners.

22The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; they exchanged the finest of all spices, precious stones of every kind, and gold for your merchandise.
רֹכְלֵ֤י שְׁבָא֙ וְרַעְמָ֔ה הֵ֖מָּה רֹכְלָ֑יִךְ בְּרֹ֨אשׁ כָּל־בֹּ֜שֶׂם וּבְכָל־אֶ֤בֶן יְקָרָה֙ וְזָהָ֔ב נָתְנ֖וּ עִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ׃ ‬

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