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Genesis 25:2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Genesis 25:2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.[a]
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- 25:2 Three of the six names can be identified: the Midianites are a trading people, mentioned in the Bible as dwelling east of the Gulf of Aqaba in northwest Arabia; Ishbak is a north Syrian tribe; Shuah is a city on the right bank of the Middle Euphrates. The other names are probably towns or peoples on the international trade routes.
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