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Ribah

Portrait of Ribah

Ribah was a wife taken by Ishmael from the land of Egypt, and she is also called Meribah. She bare unto Ishmael Nebayoth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam and their sister Bosmath. Ishmael cast her away for being very bad in his sight and in the sight of Abraham, after which she returned to Egypt to the house of her father. The families of the children of Ribah include the sons of Adbeel and of Mibsam.

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Wife Ishmael Egypt Mother Meribah

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Ribah in Jasher 25

The Book of Jasher 25:15

And Ishmael took a wife from the land of Egypt, and her name was Ribah, the same is Meribah....

A15nd Ishmael took a wife from the land of Egypt, and her name was Ribah, the same is Meribah.

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Ribah in Jasher 25

The Book of Jasher 25:16

And Ribah bare unto Ishmael Nebayoth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam and their sister Bosmath....

A16nd Ribah bare unto Ishmael Nebayoth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam and their sister Bosmath.

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Ribah in Jasher 25

The Book of Jasher 25:17

And Ishmael cast away his wife Ribah, and she went from him and returned to Egypt to the house of her father, and she dw...

A17nd Ishmael cast away his wife Ribah, and she went from him and returned to Egypt to the house of her father, and she dwelt there, for she had been very bad in the sight of Ishmael, and in the sight of his father Abraham.

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