Bible Person
Female · 5 cross references
Nebajoth is Ishmael's firstborn son and a leading figure in the genealogical shaping of Ishmael's descendants. His name later carries wider associations with Arabian wealth and pastoral abundance. First appears in Gen 25:13.1
AI summary: Nebajoth matters because the cross references present him as the foremost son of Ishmael and a key ancestral point for Ishmaelite identity. His connection to Esau's marriage network and Isaiah's later vision of flocks and offerings gives his name both genealogical and poetic significance. He helps show how Abraham's wider family continues to matter beyond the covenant line. Taken together, the material presents Nebajoth as Ishmael's firstborn and an enduring ancestral name in the wider biblical world.1
Central Figure
Nebajoth
Ishmael’s eldest son (Gen.
Siblings
Ishmael’s eldest son (Gen. 25:13), and the prince of an Israelitish tribe (16). He had a sister, Mahalath, who was one of Esau’s wives (Gen. 28:9; 36:3). 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.