Genesis 25:18

Genesis 25:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
• New International Version (NIV)His descendants settled in the area from Havilah to Shur, near the eastern border of Egypt, as you go toward Ashur. And they lived in hostility toward all the tribes related to them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled over against all his kinsmen.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Ishmael’s descendants occupied the region from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt in the direction of Asshur. There they lived in open hostility toward all their relatives.

Context of Genesis 25:18

16These were the sons of Ishmael and these were their names, by their towns and their settlements, twelve princes according to their nations. 17These were the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred and thirty-seven years; and he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people. (They dwelt from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt as you go toward Assyria.) He died in the presence of all his brethren. 19This is the genealogy of Isaac, Abraham’s son. Abraham begot Isaac. 20Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah as wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian.

Genesis 25:18 word by word

וַיִּשְׁכְּנ֨וּ מֵֽחֲוִילָ֜ה עַד־שׁ֗וּר אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י מִצְרַ֔יִם בֹּאֲכָ֖ה אַשּׁ֑וּרָה עַל־פְּנֵ֥י כָל־אֶחָ֖יו נָפָֽל׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they dweltשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• from Havilahחֲוִילָהchăvîylâh · HavilahH2341
• unto Shurשׁוּרshûr · ShurH7793
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• as thou goestבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): towardsH935
• toward Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• he diedנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• of all his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251

Cross-references for Genesis 25:18

• Genesis 2:11The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
• Genesis 10:7The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabtechah; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
• Genesis 20:1And Abraham journeyed from there to the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar.
• Genesis 21:14So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water; and putting it on her shoulder, he gave it and the boy to Hagar, and sent her away. Then she departed and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba.
• Genesis 13:10And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt as you go toward Zoar.
• 2 Kings 23:29In his days Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt went to the aid of the king of Assyria, to the River Euphrates; and King Josiah went against him. And Pharaoh Necho killed him at Megiddo when he confronted him.
• Isaiah 19:23In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will serve with the Assyrians.
• Genesis 14:10Now the Valley of Siddim was full of asphalt pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled; some fell there, and the remainder fled to the mountains.
• Psalms 78:64Their priests fell by the sword, And their widows made no lamentation.
• Genesis 16:12He shall be a wild man; His hand shall be against every man, And every man’s hand against him. And he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.”

Commentaries on Genesis 25:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18They dwelt from Havilah unto Shur - The descendants of Ishmael possessed all that country which extends from east to west, from Havilah on the Euphrates, near its junction with the Tigris, to the desert of Shur eastward of Egypt; and which extends along the isthmus of Suez, which separates the Red Sea from the Mediterranean. As thou goest toward Assyria - "These words," says Calmet, "may refer either to Egypt, to Shur, or to Havilah. The desert of Shur is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 - Section XI. - Isaac - LII. History of Ishmael 13. נבית nebāyot Nebajoth, “heights.” קדר qēdār Qedar, “black.” אדבאל 'adbe'ēl Adbeel, “miracle of God?” מבשׂם mı̂bśām Mibsam, “sweet odor.” 14. משׁמע mı̂shma‛ Mishma, “hearing.” דוּמה dûmâh Dumah, “silence.” משׂא maśā' Massa, “burden.” 15. חדר chădar Chadar, “chamber;” or חדד chădad Chadad, “sharpness;” תימא tēymā' Tema. יטוּר yeṭûr Jetur, “enclosure,” akin to טוּר ṭûr “a wall,”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-18Verses 11-18 Ishmael had twelve sons, whose families became distinct tribes. They peopled a very large country that lay between Egypt and Assyria, called Arabia. The number and strength of this family were the fruit of the promise, made to Hagar and to Abraham, concerning Ishmael.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Havilah was a region in north-central Arabia. Shur was an area between Beersheba and Egypt. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers: This wording is similar to 16:12.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1818. he died--rather, "it [their lot] fell" in the presence of his brethren (compare Ge 16:12).Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 25:18

• Assyria
• Havilah
• Ishmael
• Ishmaelites
• Shur

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• Assyria
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• Nebaioth
• Rebekah
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• Atonement, Day of
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• Genealogy
• Genesis

Commentaries on Genesis 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings