1 Chronicles 1:29
New International Version
These were their descendants: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

New Living Translation
These are their genealogical records: The sons of Ishmael were Nebaioth (the oldest), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

English Standard Version
These are their genealogies: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Berean Standard Bible
These are their genealogies: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

King James Bible
These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

New King James Version
These are their genealogies: The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

New American Standard Bible
These are their genealogies: the firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

NASB 1995
These are their genealogies: the firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

NASB 1977
These are their genealogies: the first-born of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Legacy Standard Bible
These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Amplified Bible
These are their descendants: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Christian Standard Bible
These are their family records: Nebaioth, Ishmael’s firstborn, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
These are their family records: Nebaioth, Ishmael’s firstborn, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

American Standard Version
These are their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

English Revised Version
These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is their list of descendants: Ishmael's firstborn was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Good News Translation
The sons of Ishmael became the heads of twelve tribes: Nebaioth (from the name of Ishmael's oldest son), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

International Standard Version
These are their genealogies: the firstborn Ishmael fathered Nebaioth, and then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Majority Standard Bible
These are their genealogies: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

NET Bible
These were their descendants: Ishmael's Descendants Ishmael's firstborn son was Nebaioth; the others were Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

New Heart English Bible
These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

Webster's Bible Translation
These are their generations. The first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

World English Bible
These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
These [are] their generations: [the] firstborn of Ishmael [was] Nebaioth, then Kedar, and Adheel, and Mibsam,

Young's Literal Translation
These are their generations: first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, and Adheel, and Mibsam,

Smith's Literal Translation
These their generations: Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And these are the generations of them. The firstborn of Ismahel, Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam,

Catholic Public Domain Version
And these are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

New American Bible
These were their generations: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

New Revised Standard Version
These are their genealogies: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
These are their generations: The first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kadar. Arbal, and Mibsam.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And these are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael: Nebiuth, also Qadar and Arbal and Mabsem.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
These are their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And these are their generations: the first-born of Ismael, Nabaeoth, and Kedar, Nabdeel, Massam,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Descendants of Abraham
28The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael. 29These are their genealogies: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,…

Cross References
Genesis 25:13-16
These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, / Mishma, Dumah, Massa, / Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. ...

Genesis 36:1-3
This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom). / Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite, / and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.

Genesis 17:20
As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.

Genesis 21:13
But I will also make a nation of the slave woman’s son, because he is your offspring.”

Genesis 21:18
Get up, lift up the boy, and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”

Genesis 25:12
This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.

Genesis 28:9
Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.

Genesis 37:25-28
And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt. / Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? / Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed. ...

Genesis 46:15
These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.

Genesis 49:28
These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.

Exodus 15:15
Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,

Numbers 1:1-4
On the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Tent of Meeting in the Wilderness of Sinai. He said: / “Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one. / You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army. ...

Deuteronomy 2:4-5
and command the people: ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful. / Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.

Joshua 13:13
but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites. So Geshur and Maacath dwell among the Israelites to this day.

Judges 6:3
Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,


Treasury of Scripture

These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

The firstborn.

Genesis 25:12-16
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham: …

Nebaioth.

Genesis 28:9
Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

Nebajoth.

Isaiah 60:7
All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.

Kedar.

Psalm 120:4
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

Song of Solomon 1:5
I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

Isaiah 21:17
And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.

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1 Chronicles 1
1. Adam's line to Noah.
5. The sons of Japheth.
8. The sons of Ham.
17. The sons of Shem.
24. Shem's line to Abraham.
29. Ishmael's sons.
32. The sons of Keturah.
34. The posterity of Abraham by Esau.
38. The sons of Seir.
43. The kings of Edom.
51. The dukes of Edom.














These are their descendants
This phrase introduces a genealogical record, a common feature in the Chronicles, emphasizing the importance of lineage and heritage in the Hebrew tradition. The Hebrew word for "descendants" is "תּוֹלְדוֹת" (toledot), which can also mean "generations" or "origins." This term is used throughout the Old Testament to signify the continuation of God's promises through specific family lines, underscoring the faithfulness of God in fulfilling His covenant promises.

Nebaioth
Nebaioth is identified as the firstborn son of Ishmael. The name "נְבָיוֹת" (Nebayoth) is thought to mean "heights" or "exalted places," which may reflect the status or aspirations of Ishmael's descendants. Historically, Nebaioth is associated with the Nabataeans, a nomadic Arab tribe known for their advanced civilization and the famous city of Petra. This connection highlights the fulfillment of God's promise to make Ishmael a great nation (Genesis 17:20).

the firstborn of Ishmael
The designation of Nebaioth as the "firstborn" is significant in biblical culture, where the firstborn son traditionally held a place of prominence and received a double portion of the inheritance. Ishmael, the son of Abraham and Hagar, was promised by God to be the father of twelve princes and a great nation (Genesis 17:20). This phrase underscores the beginning of the fulfillment of that promise, as Ishmael's lineage is established and recognized.

then Kedar
Kedar, the second son of Ishmael, is often associated with a nomadic tribe known for their skill in archery and their flocks of sheep. The name "קֵדָר" (Qedar) means "dark" or "swarthy," possibly referring to the complexion of the people or the tents they dwelled in, which were made of dark goat hair. Kedar is frequently mentioned in the Old Testament as a symbol of the Arabian tribes (Isaiah 21:16-17), highlighting the spread and influence of Ishmael's descendants.

Adbeel
Adbeel, the third son of Ishmael, is less prominently featured in biblical and historical records. The name "אַדְבְּאֵל" (Adbeel) is thought to mean "disciplined by God" or "chastened by God." This name reflects a common theme in biblical nomenclature, where names often convey a spiritual or prophetic significance. Adbeel's inclusion in the genealogy underscores the comprehensive nature of God's promise to Ishmael.

Mibsam
Mibsam, the fourth son of Ishmael, is similarly not widely mentioned outside of genealogical records. The name "מִבְשָׂם" (Mibsam) means "sweet smell" or "fragrance," which may symbolize the pleasantness or prosperity of his lineage. The mention of Mibsam, along with his brothers, serves to complete the record of Ishmael's sons, illustrating the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham regarding Ishmael's descendants.

(29) These are their generations.--Or, their genealogy or register of births. Before a personal name the term Toldoth denotes the "births," i.e., the posterity of the man, and the history of him and his descendants. Before the name of a thing Toldoth signifies origin, beginnings (Genesis 2:4). The Hebrew expression s?fer toldoth answers to the ?????? ??????? of Matthew 1:1. The twelve sons or tribes of Ishmael (1Chronicles 1:29-31) are given first, in an extract from Genesis 25:13-16.

Nebaioth.--The Nabateans of Arabia Petraea, and Kedar, the Cedrei of classical writers, are named together, Isaiah 60:7. (Assyrian Naba'ata and Kidra'a reduced by Assurbanipal.) . . .

Verses 29-31 contain the list of Ishmael's sons, twelve in number. The names in the Authorized Version and in the Hebrew text are identical respectively with those in Genesis 25:1.3-15, except that for Hadar there we read Hadad here. In the Septuagint we have Idouma, Choudan, Iettar here, for Douma, Choddan, and Ietur there. At the close of this list in Genesis we have joined on to "these are the sons of Ishmael," the clauses, "and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations. And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people. 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."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
These [are]
אֵ֖לֶּה (’êl·leh)
Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

their genealogies:
תֹּלְדוֹתָ֑ם (tō·lə·ḏō·w·ṯām)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8435: Descent, family, history

Nebaioth
נְבָי֔וֹת (nə·ḇā·yō·wṯ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5032: Nebaioth -- oldest son of Ishmael, also his desc

the firstborn
בְּכ֤וֹר (bə·ḵō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1060: Firstborn, chief

of Ishmael,
יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ (yiš·mā·‘êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3458: Ishmael -- 'God hears', the name of several Israelites

then Kedar,
וְקֵדָ֥ר (wə·qê·ḏār)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6938: Kedar -- perhaps 'swarthy', a son of Ishmael, also his desc

Adbeel,
וְאַדְבְּאֵ֖ל (wə·’aḏ·bə·’êl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 110: Adbeel -- 'disciplined of God', the third son of Ishmael

Mibsam,
וּמִבְשָֽׂם׃ (ū·miḇ·śām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4017: Mibsam -- a son of Ishmael, also a Simeonite


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