Her jealous motherly love had quickened her sense of observation and her faculty of reading the character of children. We do not know exactly what the word used in the Hebrew for "mocking" really means. The Septuagint and the Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) render the ...
Though not perfect, Abraham had a heart for God that can be seen in how he interacted with God and trusted that God would fulfill mighty promises in his life. God’s promise to Abraham that he would have descendants was a radical promise made to Abraham and his wife, who were old...
The Descendants of Ishmael - Now this is the account about the development of the family line of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian,
had the following sons, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, International Standard VersionHere's a list of the names of Ishmael's sons, recorded by their names and descendants: Nebaioth was the firstborn, followed by Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, NET Bible...
1. Numerous Descendants: Ishmael's offspring will be exceedingly numerous, a promise that echoes the broader Abrahamic covenant of numerous descendants.2. Name and Meaning: The name "Ishmael" means "God hears," signifying God's awareness of Hagar's plight and His intervention in her life.3. ...
Genesis 25:12-16 New American Bible (Revised Edition) Descendants of Ishmael. 12 [a]These are the descendants of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s slave, bore to Abraham. 13 These are the names of Ishmael’s sons, listed in the order of their birth: Ishmael’...
13 Here is a list, by their names and clans, of Ishmael’s descendants: The oldest was Nebaioth, followed by Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, The Message Bible (MSG) 13 These are the names of Ishmael's sons in the order of their births: Nebaioth, Ishmael's first-born, Kedar, Adbeel,...
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible CommentaryGe 25:12-18. Descendants of Ishmael. Before passing to the line of the promised seed, the historian gives a brief notice of Ishmael, to show that the promises respecting that son of Abraham were fulfilled—first, in the greatness of his posterity (compare...
Muhammad is considered to be one of the many descendants of Ishmael. The oldest extant biography of Muhammad, compiled by Ibn Ishaq, and edited by Ibn Hisham, opens: The Qur'an, however, does not have any genealogies. It was well-known among the Arabs that Quraysh were the descendants of...
Ishmael became the father of the Arabs, who are in conflict with Isaac's descendants, the Jewish people. In Jewish and Christian traditions, Ibrahim's favourite