Bible Figure
Tema
son of Ishmael
Tema was a son of Ishmael and ancestor of an Arabian people or region bearing his name.
Biography
Genesis 25 and 1 Chronicles 1 list Tema among Ishmael's twelve sons. Later texts refer to Tema as a desert locality or people associated with caravans and Arabia. Scripture records no personal narrative about Ishmael's son Tema.
Biblical Significance
Tema connects Ishmael's genealogy with a later Arabian people and place known in biblical geography.