Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Genesis 25:5

Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Genesis 25:5 - 25:5

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Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Genesis 25:5 - 25:5

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25:1 - 25:1
25:5 - 25:5
25:7 - 25:7
25:9 - 25:9
25:12 - 25:12
25:18 - 25:18
25:19 - 25:19
25:21 - 25:21
25:27 - 25:27
25:28 - 25:28
25:29 - 25:29
25:31 - 25:31
25:32 - 25:32

Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac ... unto the sons of the concubines ... Abraham gave gifts - While the chief part of the inheritance went to Isaac; the other sons (Ishmael included) migrated to “the East country,” that is, Arabia, but received each a portion of the patrimony, perhaps in cattle and other things; and this settlement of Abraham’s must have given satisfaction, since it is still the rule followed among the pastoral tribes.