Genesis 25:3

Sheba … Dedan These places have already been mentioned by P in a different connexion (Genesis 10:7). The identity of the names illustrates the fact, that there were different Israelite traditions explaining the relation of the different members of the Hebrew-speaking families.

Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim These plural names are noticeable as obviously denoting, not individuals, but peoples. The Asshurim are probably to be connected with the "Asshur" (R.V. "Assyria") of Psalms 83:8, and possibly with the mention of Asshur in the present chapter (Genesis 25:18) and in Numbers 24:22. In both instances, an allusion to obscure tribes on the Arabian borders of Palestine is more suitable than to the Assyrian empire.

Ephah Cf. Isaiah 60:6, "the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah," a passage confirming the probability that the present group of names is Arabian.