²⁴Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah; ²⁵Eber, Peleg, Reu; ²⁶Serug, Nahor, Terah; ²⁷Abram (the same is Abraham).
25. Peleg] the name perhaps signifies “Division” (see verse 19), and may refer to some great period of migration among the Semitic tribes.
28–31 (= Genesis xxv. 12–16).
The Descent of the Ishmaelite Tribes from Abraham
²⁸The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.
²⁹These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
29. Nebaioth] Compare Isaiah lx. 7.
Kedar] Isaiah xxi. 13–17.
³⁰Mishma, and Dumah, Massa; Hadad, and Tema,
30. Dumah] Isaiah xxi. 11.
Massa] Proverbs xxxi. 1 (Revised Version margin).