Nebaioth (Heb. נְבָיוֹת N'vayot), (also written in English as Nebajoth or Nbioth), is mentioned at least five times in the Hebrew Bible according to which he was the firstborn son of Ishmael, and the name is among the eponyms of tribes mentioned in the Book of Genesis 25:13, and in the Book of Isaiah 60:7. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The term Hebrew Bible is a generic reference to those books of the Bible originally written in Biblical Hebrew (and the related Biblical Aramaic Ishmael ( Hebrew: יִשְׁמָעֵאל, Standard Yišmaʿel Tiberian Yišmāʿêl Arabic: إسماعيل The Book of Isaiah ( Hebrew: Sefer Y'sha'yah ספר ישעיה is a book of the Bible traditionally attributed to the Prophet Isaiah, who lived
Biblical occurrences
In the book of Genesis, Nebaioth is listed as the firstborn son of Ishmael:
- . . . Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore unto Abraham. Abraham ( Ashkenazi   Avrohom or Avruhom; ابراهيم, {{Unicode|Ibrāhīm}}; Ge'ez: Ancient Egypt was an Ancient Civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now Sarah (; Arabic: سارة, Sārah; "a woman of high rank" is the wife of Abraham as described in the Hebrew Bible And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa; 15 Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedem; these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their nations. . . (Book of Genesis 25:12-16) [1]
Nebaioth is also mentioned as the brother of Mahalath, one of Esau's wives:
- (1): . Esau (ˈisɔ ( Hebrew, Standard Hebrew Esav, Tiberian Hebrew ʿĒśāw) is the brother of Jacob (whom God renamed . . and Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; so Esau went unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives that he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife. Esau (ˈisɔ ( Hebrew, Standard Hebrew Esav, Tiberian Hebrew ʿĒśāw) is the brother of Jacob (whom God renamed Canaanites redirects here For the 1940s social and political movement in Israel, see Canaanites (movement. According to the Hebrew Bible, Isaac ( Hebrew: Yitzchak יִצְחָק, Standard Yiẓḥaq . . (Book of Genesis 28:8-9) [2]
- (2): . . . Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite, and Basemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth. This list contains persons named in The Bible of minor notability about whom either nothing or very little is known aside from any family connections . . (Book of Genesis 36:2-3) [3]
Nebaioth is again mentioned as Ishmael's firstborn in the genealogies of the First Book of Chronicles:
- . The Books of Chronicles ( Hebrew Divrei Hayyamim, דברי הימים Greek Paraleipomêna) are part of the Hebrew Bible (Jewish . . These are their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedem. These are the sons of Ishmael. . . (1 Chronicles 1:29-31) [4]
In the Book of Isaiah, Nebaioth (along with his brother Kedar) is used as a metaphor for gentile nations:
- . The Books of Chronicles ( Hebrew Divrei Hayyamim, דברי הימים Greek Paraleipomêna) are part of the Hebrew Bible (Jewish Isaiah (; Greek:, Ēsaiās; Arabic: اشعیاء, Ash-ee-yaa; "Salvation of/is YHWH " is . . All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto you, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto you; they shall come up with acceptance on my altar, and I will glorify my glorious house. An altar is any structure upon which Sacrifices or other offerings are made for religious purposes or some other sacred place where ceremonies take place Etymology The Hebrew name given in Scripture for the building is Beit HaMikdash or "The Holy House" and only the Temple in Jerusalem is referred to by this name . . (Book of Isaiah 60:7) [5]
Extra-biblical occurences
Nebaioth's genealogical connection is also mentioned in the Book of Jasher:
| Offspring of Ishmael (Book of Jasher) |
| Sons of Nebaioth, the first born of Ishmael |
Mend |
Send |
Mayon |
| Sons of Kedar |
Alyon |
Kezem |
Chamad |
Eli |
| Sons of Adbeel |
Chamad |
Jabin |
| Sons of Mibsam |
Obadiah |
Ebedmelech |
Yeush |
| Sons of Mishma |
Shamua |
Zecaryon |
Obed |
| Sons of Dumah |
Kezed |
Eli |
Machmad |
Amed |
| Sons of Masa |
Melon |
Mula |
Ebidadon |
| Sons of Chadad |
Azur |
Minzar |
Ebedmelech |
| Sons of Tema |
Seir |
Sadon |
Yakol |
| Sons of Yetur |
Merith |
Yaish |
Alyo |
Pachoth |
| Sons of Naphish |
Ebed-Tamed |
Abiyasaph |
Mir |
| Sons of Kedma |
Kedma |
Calip |
Tachti |
Omir |
Comments
Based on similarity of sounds, Josephus, the Jewish historian of the Roman era, suggested that there was a connection with the historical Nabataeans of Hellenistic and Roman times (Jewish Antiquities 1. The Book of Isaiah ( Hebrew: Sefer Y'sha'yah ספר ישעיה is a book of the Bible traditionally attributed to the Prophet Isaiah, who lived Sefer haYashar (midrash, a Hebrew Midrash known in English translation mostly as The Book of Jasher. Sefer haYashar (midrash, a Hebrew Midrash known in English translation mostly as The Book of Jasher. Josephus (AD 37 – c 100 also known as Yosef Ben Matityahu (Joseph son of Matthias and after he became a Roman citizen, as Titus Flavius Josephus The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Nabataeans ( Arabic: الأنباط, Al-Anbāṭ) were an ancient Semitic people Arabs of southern Jordan, Canaan The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca 12. 4). Though Jerome followed him and Bible historians have followed Jerome, modern historians do not find any evidence of a connection of Nabataeans with the "tribe of Nbioth". Jerome (c 347 – September 30, 420) ( Latin: Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος
Classical Arab historians sometimes name Nebaioth as an ancestor of Muhammad although another tradition names Kedar, another son of Ishmael, as his ancestor. IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ##### For all questions relating to the addition of (pbuh peace be upon him or other honorifics
Ishmael ( Hebrew: יִשְׁמָעֵאל, Standard Yišmaʿel Tiberian Yišmāʿêl Arabic: إسماعيل This list contains persons named in The Bible of minor notability about whom either nothing or very little is known aside from any family connections This list contains persons named in The Bible of minor notability about whom either nothing or very little is known aside from any family connections For the Legacy of Kain character see Dumah Dumah ( Heb
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