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1 Chronicles 1:29
These are their genealogies: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator continues a genealogical record immediately following the identification of Abraham’s sons Isaac and Ishmael. The passage addresses a reader tracking ancestral lines within a structured historical account.
The words — תֹּלְדוֹתָם (to.le.do.Ta/m) translates literally as “their generations,” formally introducing the lineage. בְּכוֹר (be.Khor) means “firstborn,” establishing Nebaioth’s specific rank within that list.
The thread — This sequence appears in Genesis 25:12 as the initial account of Ishmael’s descendants. Genesis 28:9 later references Nebaioth when noting Esau’s marriage to his sister.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to verify ancestral connections through a recorded list rather than narrative description. It establishes Ishmael’s line as a documented branch of Abraham’s family for historical and covenantal tracking.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
Cross-references
- 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.
- Psalms 120:4 Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!
- Song of Solomon 1:5 I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
- Isaiah 21:17 The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.
- Isaiah 60:7 All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house.