Ummah
Ummah (Biblical Place • 33.104°N, 35.181°E): now Alma el Shaab. Referenced in Josh 19:30 . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to The Flood & Noahic Covenant —In the tenth generation from Adam , Noah builds an ark to preserve life through the global Flood ( Genesis 6:14 , Genesis 7:6 ), leading to God's everlasting covenant with all living creatures and the repopulation of the earth through Shem , Ham , and Japheth .
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Caleb (Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh ): Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife (Shua's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah . (mentioned in Genesis 15 , Genesis 38 , Numbers 13 ) Jephunneh (Generation 25 • Child of Shelah): Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah's first wife, Shua, was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 28:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan, and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah. (mentioned in Genesis 15 , Genesis 28 , Numbers 13 ) Judah (Generation 23 • Messianic Line • Child of Jacob/Israel ): Judah is a biblical figure in Generation 23 of the Messianic Line , child of Jacob/Israel , parent of Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez , Zerah . ( Genesis 29:35 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 ) (mentioned in Genesis 29 , 1 Samuel 11 , 1 Samuel 15 ) Noah (Generation 10 • Messianic Line • Child of Lamech ): ( Genesis 5:28-29 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) The Flood came when Noah was 600 years old ( Genesis 7:6 ) • ( Genesis 9:29 ) (mentioned in Genesis 5 , Genesis 6 , Genesis 7 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Ummah (now Alma el Shaab. Referenced in Josh 19:30 .) Ammah (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 2:24 .) Arumah (Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 9:41 .) Dumah 2 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 21:11 (identified with Arabia ).)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Joshua 19:30 : " Ummah also, and Aphek , and Rehob : twenty and two cities with their villages."; Genesis 18:18 : "Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?"; Ezekiel 20:29 : "Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.". Related canonical books and chapters: Joshua 19 ( Joshua • Chapter 19 (51 verses)).