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Nebaioth
Nebaioth (Hebrew נְבָיוֹת) is mentioned at least five times in the Hebrew Bible according to which he was the firstborn son of Ishmael, and the name appears as the name of one of the wilderness tribes mentioned in the Book of Genesis 25:13, and in the Book of Isaiah 60:7.
Biblical occurrences.
In the Book of Genesis, Nebaioth is listed as the firstborn son of Ishmael:
Nebaioth is portrayed as the brother of Mahalath, one of Esau's wives:
Nebaioth is again mentioned as
Havilah to Shur (from Assyria to the border of Egypt). His sons were:
1. Nebaioth (נבית)
2. Kedar (קדר), 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.
3. Adbeel (אדבאל)
4. Mibsam (מבשם)
5. Mishma (משמע)
6.