20-21 “And Ishmael? Yes, I heard your prayer for him. I’ll also bless him; I’ll make sure he has plenty of children—a huge family. He’ll father twelve princes; I’ll make him a great nation. But I’ll establish my covenant with Isaac whom Sarah will give you about this time next year.”

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20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers.(A) He will be the father of twelve rulers,(B) and I will make him into a great nation.(C)

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13-16 These are the names of Ishmael’s sons in the order of their births: Nebaioth, Ishmael’s firstborn, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah—all the sons of Ishmael. Their settlements and encampments were named after them. Twelve princes with their twelve tribes.

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13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth(A) the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar,(B) Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah,(C) Massa, 15 Hadad, Tema,(D) Jetur,(E) Naphish and Kedemah. 16 These were the sons of Ishmael, and these are the names of the twelve tribal rulers(F) according to their settlements and camps.(G)

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