And Jokshan begat Sheba ,—probably the Sabeans: Job 1:15 ; Job 6:19 (Keil)— and Dedan —probably the trading people mentioned in Jeremiah 25:23 (Keil). And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim ,—who have been associated with the warlike tribe of the Asir , to the south of Hejas (Keil)— and Letushim ,—the Bann Leits in Hejas (Keil)— and Leummim —the tribe Bann Lam , which extended even to Babylon and Mesopotamia (Keil). read more
And the sons of Midian ; Ephah ( vide Isaiah 60:6 ), and Epher (Bent Ghifar in Hejas), and Hanoch (Hanakye, three days north of Medinah), and Abidah, and Eldaah —the tribes of Abide and Vadaa in the neighborhood of Asir. Keil adds that all these identifications are uncertain. All these were the children of Keturah —six sons, seven grandsons, three great grandsons; in all sixteen descendants. read more
And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac . I . e . constituted him his chief heir, according to previous Divine appointment ( Genesis 15:4 ), and made over to him the bulk of his possessions ( Genesis 24:36 ). But unto the sons of the concubines (Hagar and Keturah), which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts ,—"doubtless established them as youthful nomads" (Lunge) and sent them away from Isaac his son ,—Ishmael's dismissal took place long before ( Genesis 21:14 ); probably... read more
And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, —an impressive and appropriate expression for the computation of life (of. Genesis 47:9 )— an hundred and threescore and fifteen years — i . e . 175 years; so that he must have lived seventy-five years after Isaac's birth and thirty-eight years after Sarah's death. "His grandfather lived 148 years, his father 205, his son 180, and his grandson 147; so that his years were the full average of that period (Murphy). read more
Then Abraham gave up the ghost (literally, breathed out , a the breath of life), and died in a good old age ,—literally, in a flood hoary age , i . e . "with a crown of righteousness upon his hoary head" (Hughes)— an old man, and full of years . Literally, and satiated , i . e . satisfied not merely with life and all its blessings, but with living. The three clauses give an elevated conception of the patriarch's life as that of one who had tasted all the sweets and... read more
And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God — Elohim; whence the preceding section is ascribed to the Elohist; but the general name of God is here employed because the statement partakes merely of the nature of an intimation that the Divine blessing descended upon Isaac by inheritance (Hengstenberg), and the particular blessing of which the historian speaks is not so much the spiritual and eternal blessings of the covenant, as the material and temporal prosperity with which... read more
§ 8. THE GENERATIONS OF ISHMAEL ( Genesis 25:12-18 ). EXPOSITION Now these are the generations of Ishmael ,—the opening of a new section (cf. Genesis 2:4 ), in which the fortunes of Abraham's eldest son are briefly traced before proceeding with the main current of the history in the line of Isaac (cf. 1 Chronicles 1:29-31 )— Abraham's son ,—because of his relation to Abraham it was that Ishmael attained subsequent historical development and importance ( vide Genesis... read more
The generations of Ishmael, or the biography of a prince. I. THE PRINCE 'S NAME . Ishmael. 1. The significance of his name. "God hears.' It was thus a perpetual reminder to its bearer of a grand religious truth, that God is essentially a hearer of prayer, and that he is never far from any of his intelligent and needy creatures. 2. The occasion of his getting it. 3. The verification of his name. When he lay beneath the shrub God heard the voice of his distressful cry... read more
And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth;— "Heights;" the Nabathaeans , a people of Northern Arabia, possessed of abundant flocks ( Isaiah 9:7 ), and, according to Diodorus, living by merchandise and rapine (Gesenius). From Petraea they subsequently extended as far as Babylon (Keil)— and Kedar ,—"Black Skin;" the Cedrei of Pliny (Gesenius, Keil, Rosen-mailer); characterized as good bowmen ( ... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 25:2
And she bare him Zimran ,—identified with Zabram , west of Mecca, on the Red Sea (Knobel, Keil); or the Zimareni , in the interior of Arabia (Delitzsch, Kalisch)— and Jokshan, —the Kassamitae , on the Red Sea (Knobel); or the Himarytish tribe Jakish, in Southern Arabia (Keil)— and Medan, and Midian , —Modiana , on the east of the Elamitic Gulf, and Madiana , north of this (Rosenmüller, Keil, Knobel)— and Ishbak ,—perhaps preserved in Schobeck, in the land of the... read more