▁of ▁M iz ra im , ▁from ▁thy ▁going ▁up ▁towards ▁Arthur ." ▁ ▁Q ur an ▁▁ ▁" Al lah ▁has ▁gift ed ▁all ▁of ▁I sh ma el , ▁El ish a , ▁Jon ah ▁and ▁Lot ▁a ▁favour ▁above ▁the ▁nations . ▁With ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁for ef athers ▁and ▁their ▁off spring ▁and ▁their ▁bre th ren ; ▁and ▁We ▁chose ▁them ▁and ▁gu ided ▁them ▁unto ▁a ▁straight ▁path ". ▁ ▁K eb ra ▁Nag ast ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁K eb ra ▁Nag ast ▁says ▁" And ▁therefore ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁I sh ma el ▁became ▁k ings ▁over ▁T ere b , ▁and ▁over ▁K eb et , ▁and ▁over ▁N ô b â , ▁and ▁S ô ba , ▁and ▁K uer gue , ▁and ▁K î f î , ▁and ▁M â k â , ▁and ▁M ô rn â , ▁and ▁F în ḳ ân â , ▁and ▁’ Ar s î b ân â , ▁and ▁L î b â , ▁and ▁M ase ' a , ▁for ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁seed ▁of ▁Sh em ." ▁ ▁Historical ▁records ▁of ▁the ▁I sh ma el ites ▁Ass y rian ▁and ▁Bab yl onian ▁royal ▁ins cri ptions ▁and ▁North ▁Arab ian ▁ins cri ptions ▁from ▁ 9 th ▁to ▁ 6 th ▁century ▁BC , ▁mention ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Q ed ar . ▁Of ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁I sh ma el ▁ ▁the ▁names ▁" N