Tema (son of Ishmael)

Tema was, according to the Bible,[1][2] the ninth son of Ishmael[3][4]

The name Tema or Te'ma or Tema' (תֵּימָא or תֵּמָא] means the South. The name is rendered Greek: Θαιμάν and Thema in Latin,[5]

The name also applied to the name of the tribe that were descended from him and the district they lived in.[6]

## References

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1. ^ Genesis 25:15
2. ^ 1 Chronicles 1:30
3. ^ Bromiley, Geoffrey W. (1979), The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (2nd, revised ed.), Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, ISBN 9780802837813
4. ^ Rosenmüller, Ernst Friedrich Carl; Morren, Nathaniel (1841), The Biblical Geography of Asia Minor, Phoenicia, and Arabia, (Thomas Clark, 1841)
5. ^ Pliny, Hist. Nat. 6:32
6. ^ Job 6:19

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Sons of Ishmael in order of birth (Genesis)

* Nebaioth
* Kedar
* Adbeel
* Mibsam
* Mishma
* Dumah
* Massa
* Hadad
* Tema
* Jetur
* Naphish
* Kedemah

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