Kedemah

Kedemah was a son of Ishmael, while the Nodab were a Hagrite tribe defeated by the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh.

The name Kedemah means “oriental; ancient; first”

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Summary

A man of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 25:15; referred to as Kedemah (קֵ֑דְמָה) or Nodab (נוֹדָ֑ב); son of Ishmael; a brother of Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Mahalath.

Glossary entries

Kedemah Nodab, Nodabites

Family members

Father: Ishmael
Siblings: Adbeel Dumah Hadad Jetur Kedar Mahalath Massa Mibsam Mishma Naphish Nebaioth Tema

Alternative names

נוֹדָ֑בNodabmeans “vowing of his own accord”
קֵ֑דְמָהKedemah

Mentions

Genesis 25:15קֵ֑דְמָה · Kedemah
Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
1 Chronicles 1:31קֵ֑דְמָה · Kedemah
Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
1 Chronicles 5:19נוֹדָ֑ב · Nodab
They waged war against the Hagrites, as well as Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.