Cross Reference GENESIS 25:16 THESE ARE THE SONS OF ISHMAEL AND THESE ARE THEIR NAMES BY THEIR TOWNS AND BY THEIR CASTLES TWELVE PRINCES ACCORDING TO THEIR NATIONS

{Genesis 25:16} These x428 [are] the sons 1121 of Ishmael, 3458 and these x428 [are] their names, 8034 by their towns, 2691 and by their castles; 2918 twelve 8147 6240 princes 5387 according to their nations. 523

castles:
The word tiroth, rendered "castles," is supposed by some to denote here "towers," fortified rocks, or mountain-tops, and fastnesses of various kinds in woods and hilly countries; but it rather means, "shepherds' cots," surrounded by sufficient enclosures to prevent the cattle from straying, as the cognate Syriac word teyaro, and Arabic tawar, signify "a sheep-fold."

twelve:
"And as for Ishmael,ª I have heard¹ thee:² ° Behold,¹ I have blessedª ° him, and will make him fruitful,ª °¹ and will multiplyª ° him exceedingly;ª twelveª ª princesª shall he beget,ª ° and I will make¹ him² ° a greatª nation.ª" {Gen 17:20} + "And Abrahamª tookª °¹ Ishmaelª his son,ª and all¹ that were bornª in his house,ª and all¹ that were boughtª with his money,ª every¹ maleª among the men² ¹ of Abraham'sª house;ª and circumcisedª °¹ the fleshª of their foreskinª in the selfsameª ¹ day,ª as¹ Godª had saidª ° unto¹ him." {Gen 17:23}

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