Genesis 25:18

Translations

Modern

Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.

Traditional

And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.

Literal

And they dwelt from Havilah as far as Shur, which is before Egypt, as you go toward Asshur; Against the faces of all his brothers has he fallen.

Latin

Habitavit autem ab Hevila usque Sur, quæ respicit Ægyptum introëuntibus Assyrios; coram cunctis fratribus suis obiit.

Original

Hebrew

English

Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.

Notes

Genesis 25:18

Havilah was a region in north-central Arabia.
Shur was an area between Beersheba and Egypt.
And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers: This wording is similar to 16:12.

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

Related verses

Genesis 16:12
He will be a wild donkey of a man, and his hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand against him; he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.”
Genesis 20:1
Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,
Genesis 21:21
And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
Genesis 13:10
And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
Genesis 10:7
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
Genesis 10:29
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
1 Samuel 15:7
Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.
Genesis 14:10
Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country.
Psalm 78:64
His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament.
Genesis 2:11
The name of the first river is the Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
2 Kings 23:29
During Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo.
Isaiah 19:23–24
In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.

Parallels

1 Chronicles 1:28–31

Places

Assyria: A powerful ancient empire, often in conflict with Israel Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus Havilah: Region inhabited by Ishmaelites, raided by Saul Shur: Wilderness area between Canaan and Egypt

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Ebla Tablets Genesis, Book of Mishma Nathanael Patriarchs, Period of the Rebecca, Rebekah Shur

Topics

Assyria: Possibly to Egypt Havilah: A District East of Amalek Ishmael: Son of Abraham: Children of Ishmael: Son of Abraham: Death of Ishmaelites: Region Occupied By Shur: A Wilderness Southwest of Palestine The Ishmaelites: Original Possessions of

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