Genesis 25:16
these are sons of Ishmael, and these their names, by their villages, and by their towers; twelve princes according to their peoples.
Genesis 17:20
As to Ishmael, I have heard thee; lo, I have blessed him, and made him fruitful, and multiplied him, very exceedingly; twelve princes doth he beget, and I have made him become a great nation;
Genesis 17:23
And Abraham taketh Ishmael his son, and all those born in his house, and all those bought with his money -- every male among the men of Abraham's house -- and circumciseth the flesh of their foreskin, in this self-same day, as God hath spoken with him.
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These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
Twelve
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Twelve
Genesis 17:20
As to Ishmael, I have heard thee; lo, I have blessed him, and made him fruitful, and multiplied him, very exceedingly; twelve princes doth he beget, and I have made him become a great nation;