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17-18 Ishmael had settled in the land east of his brothers, and his sons[a] settled everywhere from Havilah to Shur, east of Egypt on the way to Asshur.[b] Ishmael was 137 when he died.

The Birth of Esau and Jacob

19 Isaac was the son of Abraham,

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  1. 25.17,18 sons: Or “descendants.”
  2. 25.17,18 Havilah to Shur … Asshur: The exact location of these places is not known.

17 Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years. He breathed his last and died, and he was gathered to his people.(A) 18 His descendants(B) settled in the area from Havilah to Shur,(C) near the eastern border of Egypt, as you go toward Ashur. And they lived in hostility toward[a] all the tribes related to them.(D)

Jacob and Esau

19 This is the account(E) of the family line of Abraham’s son Isaac.

Abraham became the father of Isaac,

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  1. Genesis 25:18 Or lived to the east of