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Nebaioth

also known as: Nebajoth

Meaning: height

This was the name of a biblical man and a tribe.

1. Nebaioth, Ishmael's eldest son (Genesis 25:13), and the prince of an Israelitish tribe (16)

   He had a sister, Mahalath, who was one of Esau's wives (Genesis 28:9; 36:3).

   Relatives

   • Grandfather: Abraham
   • Grandmother: Hagar
   • Father: Ishmael
   • Brother: Kedar

2. Nebaioth, an Ishmaelite tribe descended from the above man (Genesis 25:13, 18)

   The “rams of Nebaioth” (Isaiah 60:7) are the gifts which these wandering tribes of the desert would consecrate to God.

More information

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