Mibsam

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A son of Simeon ( 1 Chronicles 4:25 ).

Copyright Statement These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

Bibliography Information Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Mibsam'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/m/mibsam.html. 1897.

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("sweet odor".)

1. Son of Ishmael ( Genesis 25:13). Progenitor probably of a tribe dwelling in the part of Arabia yielding balsam and perfumes.

2. Son of Simeon; named as his brother Mishma from the Ishmaelite Mibsam ( 1 Chronicles 4:25.)

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Mib'sam. (Sweet Odor).

1. A son of Ishmael.  Genesis 25:13;  1 Chronicles 1:29.

2. A son of Simeon.  1 Chronicles 4:25.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

MIBSAM. 1. A son of Ishmael (  Genesis 25:13 =   1 Chronicles 1:29 ). 2. A Simeonite (  1 Chronicles 4:25 ).

Morrish Bible Dictionary

1. Son of Ishmael.  Genesis 25:13;  1 Chronicles 1:29 .

2. A descendant of Simeon.   1 Chronicles 4:25 .

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Genesis 25:13 1 Chronicles 1:29 2 1 Chronicles 4:25

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Mibsam', מַבְשָׂם , Fragrance), the name of two men.

1. (Sept. Μασσάμ . v.r. in Chronicles Μαβσάν .) The fourth named of the twelve sons of Ishmael, and head of an Arabian tribe bearing his name ( Genesis 15:13; . 1 Chronicles 1:29). B.C. post 2061. " The signification of his name has led some to propose an identification of the tribe sprung from him with some one of the Abrahamic tribes settled in Arabia aromatifera, and a connection with the balsam of Arabia is suggested (Bunsel, Bibelwerk; Kalisch, Genesis, page 483). The situation of Mekkeh is well adapted for his settlements, surrounded as it is by traces of other Ishmaelitish tribes; nevertheless the identification seems fanciful and farfetched." (See Arabia).

2. Sept. Μαβασαν v.r. Μαβασάμ .) The son of Shallurm and father of Michma, apparently the grandson of Shaul, a son of Simeon ( 1 Chronicles 4:25). B.C. ante 1658.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

mib´sam ( מבשׂם , mibhsām , "perfume"(?)):

(1) A son of Ishmael ( Genesis 25:13;  1 Chronicles 1:29 ).

(2) A S imeonite ( 1 Chronicles 4:25 ).