Mizzah

Mizzah was a grandson of Esau and one of the chiefs of Edom listed in the genealogies of Genesis and 1 Chronicles.

The name Mizzah means “defluxion from the head”

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Summary

A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 36:13; only referred to as Mizzah (מִזָּה); son of Reuel; a brother of Nahath, Zerah and Shammah.

Glossary entries

Family members

Father: Reuel
Siblings: Nahath Shammah Zerah

Alternative names

מִזָּהMizzah

Mentions

Genesis 36:13
These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
Genesis 36:17
These are the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
1 Chronicles 1:37
The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.