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People of the Bible

Mibsam

Family

Father: Ishmael (Son of Hagar)
Brothers and sisters: Adbeel, Bashemath, Dumah, Hadar, Jetur, Kedar, Kedemah, Massa, Mishma, Naphish, Nebajoth, Tema

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

One of Ishmael’s twelve sons, and head of an Arab tribe (Gen. 25:13).

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 2 verses

Genesis: 25:13
1 Chronicles: 1:29

The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.