Mash
“Uncertain, possibly related to 'drawing out'”
Summary
Mash was a son of Aram and grandson of Shem, whose descendants settled in a region possibly corresponding to Mount Masius in northern Mesopotamia.
☩Genealogy and Location
Mash is listed as the fourth son of Aram in the Table of Nations, making him a great-grandson of Noah through Shem. In the parallel passage in Chronicles, the name appears as 'Meshech,' though this is likely a scribal variation since Meshech is elsewhere a Japhetic name. Most scholars identify Mash's descendants with the inhabitants of Mount Masius (Mons Masius), a range forming the northern boundary of Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Josephus, however, connected the name with the Mesanaeans near where the two rivers join before flowing into the Persian Gulf.
Related Verses1 mention
Genesis· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Mash," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. V (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Mash," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Mash," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).