Nebaioth: Height.1. Ishmael's eldest son
(Genesis 25:13) and the prince of an Israelitish
tribe
(Genesis 25:16) He had a sister, Mahalath, who was one of Esau's
wives
(Genesis 28:9; 36:3)
2. The name of the Ishmaelite tribe descended from the above
(Genesis 25:13,18) The "rams of Nebaioth"
(Isaiah 60:7) are the
gifts which these wandering tribes of the desert would
consecrate to God.
