Dumah (Isaiah 21)
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Other places named Dumah: Dumah (Joshua 15).
| Type | region and settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Edom |
| Most likely | another name for Edom (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 30.746° N, 35.604° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Isaiah 21:11 |
Dumah (Isaiah 21) is a region and settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Edom (medium confidence; 3 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Edom | medium (55%) | 30.746° N, 35.604° E |
| not a place (noun meaning "silence") | very low (6%) | — |
| Dumat al Jandal | very low (4%) | 29.811° N, 39.868° E |
| another name for Dumah (Joshua 15) | very low (4%) | 31.431° N, 34.986° E |
Verses
Isaiah
- Isaiah 21:11The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?”
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.