Ismael's Sons

Here is a list, in the order of their births, of the descendants of Ishmael, who was the son of Abraham and Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's slave girl:

Nebaioth, Kedar, Abdeel,
Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah,
Massa, Hadad, Tema,
Jetur, Naphish, Kedemah.

These twelve sons of his became the founders of twelve tribes that bore their names. Ishmael finally died at the age of 137, and joined his ancestors. These descendants of Ishmael were scattered across the country from Havilah to Shur (which is a little way to the northeast of the Egyptian border in the direction of Assyria). And they were constantly at war with one another.

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TEXT SOURCE: (Genesis 25:12-18) The Children's Living Bible, ©1970 Tyndale House Publishers, Wheaton Illinois 60187
TITLE SOURCE: The New Student Bible, ©1992 Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids Michigan 49530