Genesis 25:16

These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names in their villages and their towns, twelve chiefs of their peoples.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.

In Context

15Hadad, and Thema, Yetoor, Naphish, and Kedemah.

17And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty and seven years. And he expired and died, and was gathered to his people.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:23And Abraham took Yishmael his son, and everyone born in his house, and everyone bought with his money, every male, the men of the house of Abraham, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in that very same day when the Lord had spoken with him.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 25:12-19

Genealogy of Ishmael. ( b. c. 1822.) 11 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi. 12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham: 13 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, 14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, 15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur,… Read the whole commentary →

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