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1 | Why was Ishmael in defiance of his peop | Gen 25:18 | Makarios | 7683 | ||
Astute observation, prayon! It is interesting to note that the NASB, NIV, ASV, RSV and others render this verse as "in defiance", whereas the NKJV and Amplified simply state, "He died in the presence of all his brethren." "in defiance of" could also mean "to the east of". If we look back at Genesis 16:12, we see that Ishmael will indeed live "to the east of all his brothers." However, if "in defiance of" is correct, the hostility that existed between Sarai and Hagar (Gen. 16:4-6) was passed on to their descendants (Genesis 25:18), and to the present day- the Ishmaelites representing the Arab Muslim people, and 'his brothers' representing the Jews. Good question! -Nolan |
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2 | Why was Ishmael in defiance of his peop | Gen 25:18 | prayon | 7779 | ||
Nolan, if it does mean "to the east of" it would make more sense why Ishmael came back to bury his father (Gen 25:9) with Issac. If they were fighting it wouldn't seem as if he would do this. prayon | ||||||
3 | Why was Ishmael in defiance of his peop | Gen 25:18 | Makarios | 7795 | ||
Thats a very good point! If Ishmael would have been at odds with his relatives, then it would be 'doubtful' that he would have been so quick to reconcile with Isaac and be willing to bury Abraham together. So one could conclude that the 'better' rendering of this verse (Gen. 25:18) would be that Ishmael settled "to the east" of his relatives. Good observation, prayon! :) | ||||||
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