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Theseוְאֵלֶּהare the generationsתֹּלְדֹתof Ishmael,יִשְׁמָעֵאלthe sonבֶּןof Abraham,אַבְרָהָםwhomאֲשֶׁרHagarהָגָרthe Egyptian,הַמִּצְרִיתSarah’sשָׂרָהslave woman,שִׁפְחַתboreיָלְדָהto Abraham.לְאַבְרָהָם
Genesis 25:12
Study it in the app“These are the generations of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s slave woman, bore to Abraham.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 25:12, word by word
- are the generationsתֹּלְדֹתtoldot
generations
What comes from someone: his descendants and their history. "These are the generations of..." is the phrase with which Genesis opens each of its sections.
Where else “toldot” appears- of Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאלyishmael
Ishmael
Ishmael, the son of Abram and Hagar, father of twelve tribal chiefs; also the name of other Israelites. The name means "God hears" (Genesis 16:11).
Where else “yishmael” appears- the sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- Hagarהָגָרhagar
Hagar
Hagar, the Egyptian slave of Sarai, mother of Ishmael.
Where else “hagar” appears- the Egyptianמִּצְרִיתmitsrit
Egyptian
Egyptian.
Where else “mitsrit” appears- Sarah’sשָׂרָהsara
Sarah
Sarah, the name God gave to Sarai, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. It means "princess".
Where else “sara” appears- slave womanשִׁפְחַתshifchat
female slave, servant
Female slave, maidservant in the service of the lady of the house.
Where else “shifchat” appears- boreיָלְדָהyalda
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “yalda” appears
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Descendants of Abraham
1 Chronicles 1:28-34Genesis 25:1-4
An account told more fully or more briefly in one of the books.
See them side by side
Genesis 25:12-16
12These are the generations of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s slave woman, bore to Abraham. 13These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve chiefs according to their peoples.
28The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael. 29These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael. 32And the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan. 33And the sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Enoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah. 34And Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
1Abraham again took a wife, whose name was Keturah. 2She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were the Asshurim, the Letushim, and the Leummim. 4The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Enoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
The context
11After the death of Abraham, Elohim blessed Isaac his son, and Isaac lived by Beer-lahai-roi.
12 · This verse (above)
13These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
To study Genesis 25 in a group
1. What it says
What did Esau do with his birthright, and what did he receive in exchange (vv. 29-34)?
2. What it means
What does the text mean when it ends, “Thus Esau despised his birthright” (v. 34)?
3. How I live it
What valuable thing are you at risk of trading away for a need of the moment?