This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Sarah’s maidservant, Hagar the Egyptian, bore to Abraham. These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael, and these are the names of the twelve tribal rulers according to their settlements and camps. Altogether, Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years. He breathed his last and died, and he was gathered to his people. His descendants settled in the area from Havilah to Shur, near the border of Egypt, as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers. Genesis 25:12-18

The Bible follows the lineage of Ishmael, calling them Ishmaelites. We can see that they moved out of the area, near the Egyptian area. The Bible also groups them with Moabites and Edomites (Psalm 83), two of Israel’s most unrelenting enemies. Jewish and Islamic tradition point to Ishmael as the father of the all Arabs and Palestinians. As Genesis 25 states, they lived in hostility with the Israelites and that contention has not stopped to this day.