Genesis 25:12-18

The Voice

¹² This is how the lineage of the two brothers progressed. Ishmael, Abraham’s son born to Hagar the Egyptian (Sarah’s slave girl), ¹³ fathered sons in this order: Nebaioth (his firstborn), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ¹⁴ Mishma, Dumah, Massa, ¹⁵ Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. ¹⁶ These are the names of Ishmael’s 12 sons; they became the princes of 12 villages and camps named after them. ¹⁷ Ishmael lived to the age of 137. When he breathed his last and died, he joined his ancestors in death. ¹⁸ His descendants settled into the regions from Havilah to Shur, opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. They lived on the fringes of civilization, at odds with all his relatives.