and theseare the namesof the sonsof Ishmael,by their names,in the orderof their birth:Nebaioth,the firstbornof Ishmael,and Kedarand Adbeeland Mibsam
"As for Ishmael,I have heardyou; behold,I will blesshim, and will makehim fruitfuland will multiplyhim exceedingly.He shall becomethe fatherof twelveprinces,and I will makehim a greatnation.
and Mishmaand Dumahand Massa,
and Esauwentto Ishmael,and married,besidesthe wivesthat he had, Mahalaththe daughterof Ishmael,Abraham'sson,the sisterof Nebaioth.
also Basemath,Ishmael'sdaughter,the sisterof Nebaioth.
Woeis me, for I sojournin Meshech,For I dwellamongthe tentsof Kedar!
"I am blackbut lovely,O daughtersof Jerusalem,Like the tentsof Kedar,Like the curtainsof Solomon.
Let the wildernessand its citiesliftup [their voices], The settlementswhere Kedarinhabits.Let the inhabitantsof Selasingaloud,Let them shoutfor joyfrom the topsof the mountains.
"Allthe flocksof Kedarwill be gatheredtogether to you, The ramsof Nebaiothwill ministerto you; They will goup with acceptanceon My altar,And I shall glorifyMy glorioushouse.
"For crossto the coastlandsof Kittimand see,And sendto Kedarand observecloselyAnd seeifthere has beensuch [a thing] as this!
Concerning Kedarand the kingdomsof Hazor,whichNebuchadnezzarkingof Babylondefeated.Thussaysthe LORD,"Arise,goup to KedarAnd devastatethe menof the east.
"Arabiaand allthe princesof Kedar,they were your customersfor lambs,ramsand goats;for these they were your customers.
Yet Gideonsaidto them, "I would requestof you, that eachof you giveme an earringfrom his spoil."(For they had goldearrings,becausethey were Ishmaelites.)
