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Genèse 25:16

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16 Ce sont là les fils d'Ismaël, et ce sont là leurs noms, selon leurs villages, et selon leurs bourgs: ce furent les douze princes de leurs peuples.

Genèse 25:16 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 25:16

These [are] the sons of Ishmael
The twelve before mentioned, ( Genesis 25:13-15 ) : these [are] their names, by their towns and by their castles;
their towns and their castles being called after their names, some of which we are able to trace at this distance, as the above notes show: twelve princes according to their nations;
these were princes, or heads of tribes, and there were twelve of them, and continued so, see ( Genesis 17:20 ) ; where is the prophecy, and here an accomplishment of it.

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Genèse 25:16 In-Context

14 Mishma, Duma, Massa,
15 Hadar, Théma, Jéthur, Naphish et Kedma.
16 Ce sont là les fils d'Ismaël, et ce sont là leurs noms, selon leurs villages, et selon leurs bourgs: ce furent les douze princes de leurs peuples.
17 Et le temps de la vie d'Ismaël fut de cent trente-sept ans. Puis il expira et mourut, et fut recueilli vers ses peuples.
18 Et ses enfants habitèrent depuis Havila jusqu'à Shur, qui est en face de l'Égypte, quand on va vers l'Assyrie. Il s'établit en face de tous ses frères.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.

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