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Genesis 25

Genesis 25:13

The Descendants of Ishmael · Genesis 25:12–18
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Translations

Modern
These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
Traditional
And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
Literal
And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: Nebajoth the firstborn of Ishmael, and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
Latin
…hæc nomina filiorum ejus in vocabulis et generationibus suis. Primogenitus Ismaëlis Nabaioth, deinde Cedar, et Adbeel, et Mabsam,

Original

Hebrew
English
These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Notes

Genesis 25:12–18

This record lists Ishmael’s descendants before giving the details of Isaac’s descendants (see 25:19–35:29). This follows the literary structure of Genesis (see Genesis Book Introduction, “Summary”).

Theme notes and profiles

Ishmael Symbolic Numbers

Parallels

1 Chronicles 1:28–31

People

Adbeel: Son of Ishmael, grandson of Abraham Ishmael: Son of Abraham and Hagar; father of Arab tribes Kedar: A son of Ishmael and a nomadic tribe Mibsam: Son of Ishmael, grandson of Abraham Nebaioth: Firstborn son of Ishmael; father of a tribe

Glossary

Aretas Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Ebla Tablets Genesis, Book of Ishmael Kedar Mibsam Mishma Nathanael Nebaioth Nodab, Nodabites Patriarchs, Period of the Primogeniture Rebecca, Rebekah Sheol Simeon, Tribe of

Topics

Adbeel: Son of Ishmael Genealogy of Ishmael Hagar: Descendants of Ishmael: Son of Abraham: Children of Kedar: Son of Ishmael Mibsam: Son of Ishmael Nebaioth: Son of Ishmael The Ishmaelites: Heads of Tribes