Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
Parallel translations
- KJV Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
- BSB Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
- ESV Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
- NKJV Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
- NASB Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
- NLT Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
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Quick answer
The final sons of Ishmael are named, completing the twelve.
Overview
The roll of Ishmael's sons concludes here, matching the twelve princes God had foretold. Their number parallels the later twelve tribes of Israel, yet the two lines remain distinct in God's plan. The listing confirms God's faithfulness to his promise concerning Ishmael.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- 1 Chr 5:19They made war with the Hagrites, with Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab.
- Job 2:11Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.
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