Genesis 25:16
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| Overview - Genesis 25 | |
| 1 | The sons of Abraham by Keturah. |
| 5 | The division of his goods. |
| 7 | His age, death, and burial. |
| 11 | God blesses Isaac. |
| 12 | The generations of Ishmael. |
| 17 | His age and death. |
| 19 | Isaac prays for Rebekah, being barren. |
| 22 | The children strive in her womb. |
| 24 | The birth of Esau and Jacob. |
| 27 | Their different characters and pursuits. |
| 29 | Esau sells his birthright. |
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Genesis 25:16 (King James Version)
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
- castles
- The word {tiroth,} rendered "castles," is supposed by some to denote here "towers," fortified rocks, or mountain-tops, and fastnesses of various kinds in woods and hilly countries; but it rather means, "shepherds' cots," surrounded by sufficient enclosures to prevent the cattle from straying, as the cognate Syriac word {teyaro,} and Arabic {tawar,} signify "a sheep-fold."
- twelve
- Genesis 17:20 Genesis 17:23