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Nebaioth
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; Gen 36:3).
(2.) The name of the Ishmaelite tribe descended from the above (Gen 25:13, Gen 25:18). The “rams of Nebaioth” (Isa 60:7) are the gifts which these wandering tribes of the desert would consecrate to God.
Named in the Bible
2 verses
- 1 Chronicles 1:29 These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
- Isaiah 60:7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
