These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
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Gill's Exposition
These are the sons of Ishmael,.... The twelve before mentioned, Gen 25:13,
these are their names, by their towns and by their castles; their towns and their castles being called after their names,…
Adam Clarke
These are their names - By which their descendants were called. Their towns - places of encampment in the wilderness, such as have been used by the Arabs from the remotest times. Their castles, טירתם…
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…
Cambridge Bible
by their villages, and … encampments The distinction is, probably, between settled habitations in open unwalled villages, and circles of black tents in which the Bedouins dwell. This distinction…