1 Chronicles 1:29

SONS OF ISHMAEL. (Ch1 1:29-31)

These are their generations--the heads of his twelve tribes. The great northern desert of Arabia, including the entire neck, was colonized by these tribes; and if we can recover, in the modern geography of this part of the country, Arab tribes bearing the names of those patriarchs, that is, names corresponding with those preserved in the original catalogue of Scripture, we obtain at once so many evidences, not of mere similarity, but of absolute identification [FORSTER].

Nebaioth--gave rise to the Nabathæans of the classic, and the Beni Nabat of Oriental writers.

Kedar--the Arab tribe, El Khedeyre, on the coast of Hedgar.

Abdeel--Abdilla, the name of a tribe in Yemen.

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(29) These are their generations.—Or, their genealogy or register of births. Before a personal name the term Tôldôth denotes the “births,” i.e., the posterity of the man, and the history of him and his descendants. Before the name of a thing Tôldôth signifies origin, beginnings (Gen_2:4). The Hebrew expression sçfer tôldôth answers to the βίβλος γενέσως of Mat_1:1. The twelve sons or tribes of Ishmael (1Ch_1:29-31) are given first, in an extract from Gen_25:13-16.

Nebaioth.—The Nabateans of Arabia Petræa, and Kedar, the Cedrei of classical writers, are named together, Isa_60:7. (Assyrian Naba’âta and Kidrâ’a reduced by Assurbanipal.)

Adbeel.—Both here and in Genesis the LXX. read Nabdeel. But Adbéêl is the Assyrian Idiba’îl or Idibi’îl a tribe south-west of the Dead Sea, towards Egypt; mentioned along with Massa and Tema, as paying tribute to Tiglath-pileser II.

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28–31. The Descent of the Ishmaelite Tribes from Abraham (= Gen_25:12-16)

29. Nebajoth] Cp. Isa_60:7.

Kedar] Isa_21:13-17.

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These are their generations - As Shem was reserved until after Japheth and Ham 1Ch 1:5-16, because in him the genealogy was to be continued (Gen 10:2 note), so Isaac is now reserved until the other lines of descent from Abraham have been completed. The same principle gives the descendants of Esau a prior place to those of Jacob 1 Chr. 1:35-51; 1Ch 2:1.

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Vers. 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 Gen 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, a 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."

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