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all the sons of Ishmael. Their settlements and encampments were named after them. Twelve princes with their twelve tribes.
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Ishmael lived 137 years. When he breathed his last and died he was buried with his family.
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His children settled down all the way from Havilah near Egypt eastward to Shur in the direction of Assyria. The Ishmaelites didn't get along with any of their kin. Jacob and Rachel
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