Text:EBD:Nebaioth

From WikiChristian

Revision as of 19:50, 14 November 2008 by Kathleen.wright5 (talk | contribs) (Nebaioth (EBD) moved to Text:EBD:Nebaioth)

(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Jump to navigation Jump to search

Height. (1.) Ishmael's eldest son (Gen. 25:13), and the prince of an Israelitish tribe (16). He had a sister, Mahalath, who was one of Esau's wives (Gen. 28:9; 36:3).

(2.) The name of the Ishmaelite tribe descended from the above (Gen. 25:13,18). The "rams of Nebaioth" (Isa. 60:7) are the gifts which these wandering tribes of the desert would consecrate to God.

Return to Easton's Bible Dictionary

Retrieved from "http://www.wikichristian.org/wiki/en/index.php?title=Text:EBD:Nebaioth&oldid=656802"