Explore the Bible Online

Genesis 25:13-16

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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, Naphish, and Kedemah: 16. These [are] the sons of Ishmael, and these [are] their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.

Genesis 25:13-16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 25:13

Theological / Devotional

The names of the sons. That the sons of Ishmael gave their names to tribal divisions and geographical localities is clear from v. 16. Some are either mentioned again in the Bible or are found as place names in northern Arabia. The following can be identified:

Nebajoth; and Kedar. These are mentioned also together in Isaiah 60:7. Kedar alone appears in several Bible passages, Isaiah 21:16 and Ezekiel 27:21 designating his posterity as an Arabic tribe.

Adbeel. Mentioned elsewhere only 1 Chronicles 1:29. This maybe Idibi-il, mentioned in cuneiform inscriptions of the Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser III as a tribe near the border of Egypt.

By SdaBc