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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Genesis 16:12 - 16:12
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he will be a wild man - literally, “a wild ass man,” expressing how the wildness of Ishmael and his descendants resembles that of the wild ass.
his hand will be against every man - descriptive of the rude, turbulent, and plundering character of the Arabs.
dwell in the presence of all his brethren - dwell, that is, pitch tents; and the meaning is that they maintain their independence in spite of all attempts to extirpate or subdue them.