Genesis 25:18

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

17 Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.

Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.

19 This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,

20 and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.
KJV
And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
WEB
They lived from Havilah to Shur that is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. He lived opposite all his relatives.
ASV
And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria. He abode over against all his brethren.
DARBY
And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite to Egypt, as one goes towards Assyria. He settled before the face of all his brethren.
BLB
And they dwelt from Havilah as far as Shur, which [is] before Egypt, as you go toward Asshur; Against the faces of all his brothers has he fallen.
ÅB
Og de bodde fra Havila til Sur, som ligger midt for Egypt, og bortimot Assyria; han nedsatte seg østenfor alle sine brødre.
OTB
Hans etterkommere bosatte seg fra Havila til Sjur, som er øst for Egypt når du går mot Assyria; og de levde i opposisjon til alle sine slektninger.
B1930
Og de bodde fra Havila til Sur, som ligger midt for Egypten, og bortimot Assyria; han nedsatte sig østenfor alle sine brødre.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 16:12

    He will be a wild donkey of a man, and his hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand against him; he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.”

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  • Genesis 20:1

    Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,

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  • Genesis 21:21

    And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

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  • 2 Kings 23:29

    At the end of Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo.

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  • Psalms 78:64

    His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament.

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  • Genesis 2:11

    The name of the first river is Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

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  • Isaiah 19:23–24

    In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.

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  • Genesis 14:10

    Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country.

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