THE TÔLDÔTH ISHMAEL.

These are the generations of Ishmael. —Following the usual rule of this book…

Now these are the generations of Ishmael. This narration is not unnecessary. In the beginning of the chapter, Moses alludes to what was do…

Now these [are] the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, &c.] Or the genealogy of his posterity; and which is given to …

Ishmael had twelve sons, whose families became distinct tribes. They peopled a very large country that lay between Egypt and Assyria, called Arabia…