Interesting Facts

• The provided sources do not contain any specific intriguing or non-intuitive details regarding Shammah/Shamah’s actions or unique aspects of his story.

Genealogy

• Father: Reuel, the son of Esau.
• Mother: Bashemath, Esau’s wife.
• Brothers: Nahath/Nachath, Zerah/Zerach, and Mizzah.
• Grandfather: Esau.
• Grandmother: Bashemath, Esau’s wife, though her lineage is not specified in the sources.
• The sources do not offer details about Shammah/Shamah’s birth, marital connections, or offspring; he is identified as one of the four sons of Reuel. In Jasher, his name is listed as Shamah.

Historical Context

Shammah/Shamah’s life would have unfolded during a period marked by the transitions in the patriarchal lineage, specifically the lives of Isaac and his sons Jacob and Esau. As a grandson of Esau, Shammah belonged to the lineage that eventually settled in the land of Seir/Edom, distinct from Jacob’s line that inherited Canaan. The division of inheritance after Isaac’s death in the year 2229, where Esau took the movable wealth and Jacob the land, would have been a significant event shaping the future of their respective descendants. The potential for future conflict between the descendants of these brothers, as suggested by the anger of Esau’s sons over Jacob receiving the elder’s portion, forms a backdrop to the early history of the Edomites, to whom Shammah belonged.

Narrative

Shammah/Shamah is mentioned solely within the genealogical records of Esau’s descendants provided in the sources. He is identified as one of the four sons of Reuel and Bashemath, thereby establishing his place within the family of Esau that settled in the land of Edom. The texts do not attribute any specific actions, dialogues, or personal narrative to Shammah/Shamah. His significance within the context of these sources is limited to his inclusion in the lineage of Esau, documenting the early generations that established themselves outside of Canaan. No particular events or individual story are recounted concerning him in the provided texts.