Cross References → Genesis 16:12

And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.

But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!

Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness? I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling. He scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver. He roams the mountains for pasture, searching for any green thing.

You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”

Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.