Dumah
Dumah is a settlement mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is Deir ed Domeh.
Where is Dumah?
Approx. 31.4306, 34.9861 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deir ed Domeh | settlement | High |
| another name for Adoraim | settlement | Low |
Dumah in the Bible dictionary
Silence, (comp. Ps. 94:17), the fourth son of Ishmael; also the tribe descended from him; and hence also the region in Arabia which they inhabited (Gen. 25:14; 1 Chr. 1:30).
There was also a town of this name in Judah (Josh. 15:52), which has been identified with ed-Domeh, about 10 miles southwest of Hebron. The place mentioned in the “burden” of the prophet Isaiah (21:11) is Edom or Idumea.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →
Verses that mention Dumah
- Joshua 15:52
Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,