Genesis 25:16 These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages, and by their camps; twelve princes according to their tribes. (NASB ©1995)Genesis 17:20 "As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation. (NASB ©1995) Treasury of Scripture Knowledge These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.castles.
The word tiroth, rendered 'castles,' is supposed by some to denote here 'towers,' fortified rocks, or mountain-tops, and fastnesses of various kinds in woods and hilly countries; but it rather means, 'shepherds' cots,' surrounded by sufficient enclosures to prevent the cattle from straying, as the cognate Syriac word teyaro, and Arabic tawar, signify 'a sheep-fold.' twelve. 17:20,23 Concordance Entries Camps Castles Chiefs Encampments Hamlets Ishmael Ish'mael Names Nations Peoples Princes Rulers Settlements Sons Tent-circles Towers Towns Tribal Tribes Twelve Villages Jump to Previous Occurrence Camps Castles Chiefs Encampments Hamlets Ishmael Ish'mael Names Nations Peoples Princes Rulers Settlements Tent-Circles Towers Towns Tribal Tribes Twelve Villages Jump to Next Occurrence Camps Castles Chiefs Encampments Hamlets Ishmael Ish'mael Names Nations Peoples Princes Rulers Settlements Tent-Circles Towers Towns Tribal Tribes Twelve Villages New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. | 
