# What does Genesis 25:18 mean?

> Genesis 25:18 in plain, modern English from the Modern Text Bible.

> His descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near Egypt, all the way to Assyria. They lived apart from the other descendants of Abraham.
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> — Genesis 25:18, Modern Text Bible

## Commentary

Ishmael’s family spread out over a wide area, living independently from Isaac’s line.