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A Promise Kept
Commentators agree that the settlement of Ishmael's twelve tribes in the vast Arabian territory, from Havilah to Shur, demonstrates God's faithfulness. This fulfills the specific promise He made to Abraham and Hagar that Ishmael would become a great nation.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 25:12–18
18th Century
Theologian
Verse 13: נבית nebāyot — Nebajoth, “heights”; קדר qēdār — Qedar, “black”; אדבאל
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 25:18
19th Century
Bishop
Havilah was far to the south, on the Persian Gulf. (See Genesis 10:29.)
Shur. —This was their western limit…
John Calvin
On Genesis 25:18
16th Century
Theologian
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…
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John Gill
On Genesis 25:18
17th Century
Pastor
And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur That is, the posterity of Ishmael, whose country reached from one place to the othe…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 25:11–18
17th Century
Minister
Ishmael had twelve sons, whose families became distinct tribes. They peopled a very large country that lay between Egypt and Assyria, called Arabia…