Study it in the app“These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,”
Theseוְאֵלֶּהare the namesשְׁמוֹתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Ishmael,יִשְׁמָעֵאלby their names,בִּשְׁמֹתָםaccording to their generations:לְתוֹלְדֹתָםthe firstbornבְּכֹרof Ishmael,יִשְׁמָעֵאלNebaioth;נְבָיֹתand Kedar,וְקֵדָרAdbeel,וְאַדְבְּאֵלMibsam,וּמִבְשָׂם
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemot” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appearsIshmael
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” appearsgenerations
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 “toldota” appearsfirstborn
The son who came into the world before his brothers, with a special place in the family.
Where else “bechor” appearsNebaioth
Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; also the people that came from him.
Where else “nevayot” appearsKedar
Kedar, a son of Ishmael; also a tribe of the Arabian desert.
Where else “kedar” appearsAdbeel
Adbeel, a son of Ishmael.
Where else “adbel” appearsMibsam
Mibsam, a son of Ishmael; also an Israelite of the tribe of Simeon.
Where else “mivsam” appearsOther 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.
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.
12These are the generations of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s slave woman, bore to Abraham.
13 · This verse (above)
14Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
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?
