Genesis 25:16 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 25:16

These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments—twelve princes of their tribes.

BSB

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ASV

these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their nations.

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

These are the sons of Ishmael,.... The twelve before mentioned, Gen 25:13, these are their names, by their towns and by their castles; their towns and their castles being called after their names, some of which we are able to trace at this distance, as the above notes show: twelve princes according to their nations; these were princes, or heads of tribes, and there were twelve of them, and continued so, see Gen 17:20; where is the prophecy, and here an accomplishment of it.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

These are their names - By which their descendants were called. Their towns - places of encampment in the wilderness, such as have been used by the Arabs from the remotest times. Their castles, טירתם tirotham, their towers, probably mountain tops, fortified rocks, and fastnesses of various kinds in woods and hilly countries.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אֵ֣לֶּה	'E.leh	these	H428 →
הֵ֞ם	hem	they	H1992 →
בְּנֵ֤י	be.Nei	[were] [the] sons of	H1121 →
יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙	yish.ma.'eL	Ishmael	H3458 →
וְאֵ֣לֶּה	ve.'E.leh	and these	H428 →
שְׁמֹתָ֔ם	she.mo.Tam	[are] names their	H8034 →
בְּחַצְרֵיהֶ֖ם	be.chatz.rei.Hem	by villages their	H2691 →
וּבְטִֽירֹתָ֑ם	u.ve.ti.ro.Tam	and by encampments their	H2918 →
שְׁנֵים־	she.neim-	two [plus]	H8147 →
עָשָׂ֥ר	'a.Sar	ten	H6240 →
נְשִׂיאִ֖ם	ne.si.'Im	princes	H5387 →
לְאֻמֹּתָֽם׃	le.'u.mo.Tam	to tribes their	H523 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 17:20
As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make…
leads to
- Genesis 21:18
  Get up, lift up the boy, and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”
- Genesis 21:13
  But I will also make a nation of the slave woman’s son, because he is your offspring.”
- Genesis 25:12–18
  This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.
- Genesis 16:10–12
  Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”
Through
Genesis 17:23
On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abraham’s household—and he circumcised them, just as God…
leads to
- Psalms 119:60
  I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.
- Genesis 17:10–14
  This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.
- Genesis 17:26–27
  Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the same day.
- Genesis 18:19
  For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that…

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PersonPatriarchsIshmaelAbraham's son by Hagar — blessed and made a great nation, but not the covenant heir; Paul's figure of the flesh (Gal 4:21–31).

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Where the connections lead

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About Genesis