▁orig ins ▁ ▁Heb rew ▁Bible ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Gen esis , ▁Abraham ' s ▁first ▁wife ▁was ▁named ▁Sarah ▁and ▁her ▁Egypt ian ▁slave ▁was ▁named ▁H agar . ▁However ▁Sarah ▁could ▁not ▁conce ive . ▁ ▁In ▁chapter ▁ 1 6 ▁Sarah ▁( then ▁Sar ai ) ▁gave ▁her ▁slave ▁H agar ▁in ▁marriage ▁to ▁Abraham , ▁in ▁order ▁that ▁Abraham ▁might ▁have ▁an ▁he ir . ▁ ▁H agar ▁conce ived ▁I sh ma el ▁from ▁Abraham , ▁and ▁the ▁I sh ma el ites ▁descend ▁from ▁him . ▁After ▁Abraham ▁ple aded ▁with ▁God ▁for ▁I sh ma el ▁to ▁live ▁under ▁his ▁bless ing , ▁chapter ▁ 1 7 ▁states : ▁ ▁Chapter ▁ 2 5 ▁lists ▁his ▁sons ▁as : ▁ ▁Sam ar itan ▁As a ṭ ī r ▁ ▁The ▁Sam ar itan ▁book ▁As a ṭ ī r ▁adds : ▁ ▁Joseph us ' ▁Anti qu ities ▁▁ ▁Joseph us ▁also ▁lists ▁the ▁sons ▁and ▁states ▁that ▁they ▁"... in hab it ▁the ▁lands ▁which ▁are ▁between ▁Eu phr ates ▁and ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea , ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁which ▁country ▁is ▁N ab ath æ a .) " ▁ ▁T arg um ▁On kel os ▁ ▁The ▁T arg um ▁On kel os ▁annot ates ▁Gen esis ▁ 2 5 : 1 6 , ▁describing ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁their ▁settlement s : ▁" And ▁they ▁dw elt ▁from ▁Hin de ka ia ▁unto ▁Chal ut sa , ▁which ▁is ▁by ▁the ▁side