Genesis 25:18
16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
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.
19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac:
20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
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
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Read in contextGenesis 20:1
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
Read in contextGenesis 21:21
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
Read in context2 Kings 23:29
In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
Read in contextPsalms 78:64
Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.
Read in contextGenesis 2:11
The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
Read in contextIsaiah 19:23–24
In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.
Read in contextGenesis 14:10
And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
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