Genesis 25:12
What does Genesis 25:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 25:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
KJV
King James Version · 1611Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Now these are the generations of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whose mother was Hagar the Egyptian, the servant of Sarah:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And these <FI>are<Fi> births of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, hath borne to Abraham;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752These are the generations of Ismael the son of Abraham, whom Agar the Egyptian, Sara's servant, bore unto him:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's bondwoman, bore to Abraham.
Context
v.11And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son: and Isaac dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi.
v.12This passage
v.13and these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 17:20
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
- Genesis 16:10
And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
- Genesis 21:13
And also of the son of the handmaid will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
- Psalms 83:6
The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagarenes;
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