Verse 18
18. From Havilah unto Shur Or, as we might say, from the Arabian Gulf and the Euphrates to the border of Egypt and the Red Sea . On Havilah see Genesis 10:7; Genesis 10:29; and on Shur see on Genesis 16:7; Genesis 20:1, and Exodus 15:22.
As thou goest toward Assyria One journeying most directly from Egypt to Assyria would pass through this broad Ishmaelite territory .
Died Rather, he fell, or threw himself, נפל . This word is here used somewhat in the sense of the American word squat; he threw himself down upon, or settled in this region, between Havilah and Shur . The word is rendered lay along in Judges 7:12, where it is said the Midianites and Amalekites and Bene-Kedem fell with their tents and cattle in the valley . That is, they dropped down, flung themselves down, intending to stay . Thus was fulfilled the prophecy of Genesis 16:12.
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