Genesis 25:12–18 — Yishmael’s Descendants

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Gen 25:12–18

25:12 Yishmael’s Descendants

(1 Chr. 1:28-31)

12 Now these are the generations of Yishmael (Ishmael) the son of Avraham, whom Hagar the Mitsri (Egyptian), Sarah’s female slave, had given birth to for Avraham. 13 These are the names of Yishmael’s sons, by their names according to their births: Yishmael’s firstborn was Nevayot, then Kedar, Adbe’el, Mivsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, Masa, 15 Hadad, Teyma, Yetur, Nafish, and Kedemah. 16 Those were Yishmael’s sons, and those are their names by their settlements and by their camps—twelve rulers according to their tribes. 17 Yishmael went on to live to be 137 years old, before breathing his last and dying and joining those who’d gone before. 18 His descendants settled from Havilah to Shur (which is near Mitsrayim (Egypt) as you go toward Ashur (Assyria)). He fell in the face of all his brothers.[fn]

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12 And_these are_the _accounts _of Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) the _son _of ʼAⱱrāhām whom Hāgār the_from _Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt)) the _maidservant _of Sārāh she _bore to_ʼAⱱrāhām.

13 And_these are_the _names _of the _sons _of Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) by_names _of_their to_descendants _of_their the _firstborn _of Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) Nəⱱāyōt and_Qēdār and_ʼAdbə^ʼēl and_Miⱱsām.

14 And_Mishmāˊ and_Dūmāh and_Massāʼ.

15 Hₐdad and_Tēymāʼ Yəţūr/(Jetur) Nāfīsh and_Qədəmāh.

16 These they were_the _sons _of Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) and_these names _of_are_their by_villages _of_their and_by_encampments _of_their two _plus ten princes to_tribes _of_their.

17 And_these are_the _years _of the _life _of Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) one _hundred _of year[s] and_thirty year[s] and_seven years and_he _expired and_he/it _died and_he _was _gathered to kinspeople(s)_of_his.

18 And_they _dwelt from_Ḩₐvīlāh to Shūr which is_on the _face _of Miʦrayim your(ms)_going to_ʼAshshūr on the _face _of all _of relatives _of_his he _fell.

25:18 We’ve left this unusual sentence in here, because we don’t really know now what this ancient idiom meant. Possibilities include being hostile to the brothers, living opposite them, or even dying in their presence.

1 Chr 1:28–31

1:28 Yishmael’s descendants

(Gen. 25:12-16)

28 Avraham’s sons were Yitshak (Isaac) and Yishmael (Ishmael). 29 These were their family lines: The first son born to Yishmael (the son of Avraham’s slave-wife Hagar) was Nevayot, then his other sons Kedar, Adbe’el, Mivsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Masa, Hadad, Teyma, 31 Yetur, Nafish, and Kedemah. Those were Yishmael’s twelve sons.

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Yishmael’s Descendants

Gen 25:12–18

1 Chr 1:28–31

1 Chr 1:28–31