John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 25:16
These are the sons of Ishmael ,.... The twelve before mentioned, Genesis 25:13 , 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... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 25:11-18
Immediately after the account of Abraham's death, Moses begins the story of Isaac (Gen. 25:11), and tells us where he dwelt and how remarkably God blessed him. Note, The blessing of Abraham did not die with him, but survived to all the children of the promise. But he presently digresses from the story of Isaac, to give a short account of Ishmael, forasmuch as he also was a son of Abraham, and God had made some promises concerning him, which it was requisite we should know the accomplishment... read more