Nebaioth

Nebaioth (Nəḇāyōṯ) ou Nebajoth é mencionado pelo menos cinco vezes na Bíblia Hebraica, segundo a qual ele era o filho primogênito de Ismael, e o nome aparece como o nome de uma das tribos do deserto mencionadas no Livro de Gênesis 25:13, e no Livro de Isaías 60:7. Ocorrências bíblicas No Livro de Gênesis, Nebaioth é listado como o filho primogênito de Ismael: ...Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore unto Abraham. And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa; Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedem; these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their nations... (Book of Genesis 25:12-16) Nebaioth é retratado como o irmão de Maalate, uma das esposas de Esaú: (1): ...and Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; so Esau went unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives that he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife... (Book of Genesis 28:8-9) (2): ...Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite, and Basemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth... (Book of Genesis 36:2-3)