Descendants of Ishmael

12 Now these are the records of the generations of (A)Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s slave woman, bore to Abraham; 13 and these are the names of (B)the sons of Ishmael, by their names, [a]in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages, and by their camps; (C)twelve princes according to their [b]tribes. 17 These are the years of the life of Ishmael, (D)137 years; and he breathed his last and died, and was (E)gathered to his people. 18 They [c]settled from (F)Havilah to (G)Shur which is [d]east of Egypt [e]going toward Assyria; (H)he [f]settled in defiance of all his relatives.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:13 Lit in regard to their generations
  2. Genesis 25:16 Or peoples
  3. Genesis 25:18 Lit dwelt
  4. Genesis 25:18 Lit before
  5. Genesis 25:18 Lit as you go
  6. Genesis 25:18 Lit fell over against

Ishmael’s Descendants

12 This is the account of the family of Ishmael, the son of Abraham through Hagar, Sarah’s Egyptian servant. 13 Here is a list, by their names and clans, of Ishmael’s descendants: The oldest was Nebaioth, followed by Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These twelve sons of Ishmael became the founders of twelve tribes named after them, listed according to the places they settled and camped. 17 Ishmael lived for 137 years. Then he breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death. 18 Ishmael’s descendants occupied the region from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt in the direction of Asshur. There they lived in open hostility toward all their relatives.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 25:18 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.