After roaming the wilderness for some time, Ishmael and his mother settled in the Desert of Paran, where he became an expert in archery. Eventually, his mother found him a wife from the land of Egypt.[7] They had twelve sons who each became tribal chiefs throughout the regions from Havilah to Shur (from Assyria to the border of Egypt).[8] His sons were:[9] Nebaioth Nabit (means First-born or First Fruit in Arabic نبيت or نبيط pronounced Nabeet) Kedar, (in Arabic قيدر pronounced Qaidar) father of the Qedarites, a northern Arab tribe that controlled the area between the Persian Gulf and the Sinai Peninsula. According to tradition, he is the ancestor of the Quraysh tribe, and thus of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.[10] Adbeel, (means Gods servant in Arabic عبدالله) established a tribe in northwest Arabia. Mibsam (means Smiley in Arabic مبسم pronounced Mubsem) Mishma (means Obeyed in Arabic مسموع pronounced Masmou) Dumah (means Sand-Hill in Arabic دومه Doomah) Massa (means Night Fall in Arabic مساء pronounced Masa) father of a nomadic tribe that inhabited the Arabian desert toward Babylonia. Hadar (means The Rolling-Stone one of the many names of Lion in Arabic حيدر pronounced Haidar) Tema (means The Good News or The Right Hand Man in Arabic تيمن pronounced Tayman) Jetur (means Revolt or Rebel in Arabic يثور pronounced Yathur) Naphish (means Genuine in Arabic نفيس pronounced Nafees) Kedemah (means The Front Man or Scout in Arabic قدامه pronounced Qudamah) Ishmael also had one known daughter, Mahalath or Basemath, the third wife of Esau.[11] Ishmael also appeared with Isaac at the burial of Abraham.[12] Ishmael died at the age of 137.[13]
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