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.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Verse 13: נבית nebāyot — Nebajoth, “heights”; קדר qēdār — Qedar, “black”; אדבאל

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Havilah was far to the south, on the Persian Gulf. (See Genesis 10:29.)

Shur. —This was their western limit…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He died in the presence of all his brethren. Most commentators understand this to refer to his death, as if Moses had said that I…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur That is, the posterity of Ishmael, whose country reached from one place to the othe…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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

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