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    4 others in the registry answer to the name Shammah. Every Shammah in the Bible

    person

    Shammah

    שַׁמָּה

    Shammah was a son of Reuel and a grandson of Esau, and he became a chief of Edom.

    verses
    3
    first named
    Genesis 36:13
    last named
    1 Chronicles 1:37
    period
    the Patriarchs
    tribe
    Early Patriarch

    Description

    Who was Shammah?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Shammah, mentioned in Gen.36.13,17 and 1Ch.1.37, was a descendant of Esau, the twin brother of Israel (or 'Jacob'). He was the son of Reuel, who was one of Esau's sons. Shammah is listed among the chiefs of Edom, indicating that he held a position of authority and leadership within the Edomite tribe. The Edomites were descendants of Esau who settled in the region southeast of Judah. The text does not provide any specific details about Shammah's life or his role as a chief. However, his inclusion in the genealogical record of Esau's descendants highlights the importance of family lineage and the development of tribal structures in the ancient Near East. The mention of Shammah as a chief suggests that he played a significant role in the political and social organization of the Edomites.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Shammah6 of 6 entities the graph connects to Shammah, in 2 groups: kinship 4, events 2. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.ReuelChild of · 1 event · 6 versesMizzahSibling of · 1 event · 3 versesNahathSibling of · 1 event · 3 versesZerahSibling of · 1 event · 3 versesKinshipEdom1 event · 100 versesChief1 event · 18 versesEventsShammah

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    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Shammah happensThe one place the claims about Shammah reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Edom. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Shammah there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Edom
    the PatriarchsThe one place the claims about Shammah reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 3, across 2 books.

    1. Genesis2 verses

      36:1336:17

    2. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      1:37

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via ReuelEliphazThe firstborn son of Esau.via ReuelEsauIsaac's firstborn son; sold birthright to Jacob; became Edom.via ReuelJalamSon of Esau and Oholibamahvia ReuelJeushSon of Esau and Oholibamahvia ReuelKorahSon of Esauvia ReuelMahalathEsau's wife, daughter of Ishmael

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