Ummah
עֻמָּה/UM-uh/
“Union or association”
Summary
A town in the tribal allotment of Asher, located in the coastal highlands of northern Canaan.
☩Location
Ummah was a town assigned to the tribe of Asher, mentioned between Achzib and Aphek in the list of their inheritance. Its exact location was unknown even in ancient times; Eusebius and Jerome could not identify it. Some scholars have suggested it may be identified with the modern village of Alma in the highlands of the coast, about five miles east-northeast of Ras en-Nakhurah. Other scholars propose emending the text to read 'Acco' (later known as Ptolemais and modern Akka), though this remains conjectural.
Key verses:Joshua 19:30
Related Verses1 mention
Joshua· 1 verse
References
- 1.George Morrish, "Ummah," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 2.John McClintock and James Strong, "Ummah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. X (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Ummah," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 4.James Orr (ed.), "Ummah," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. V (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).