Nebaioth height. (1.) Ishmael's eldest son (Genesis 25:13), and the prince of an Israelitish tribe (16). He had a sister, Mahalath, who was one of Esau's wives (Genesis 28:9; Genesis 1:36).
(2.) The name of the Ishmaelite tribe descended from the above (Genesis 25:13, Genesis 1:25). The "rams of Nebaioth" (Isaiah 60:7) are the gifts which these wandering tribes of the desert would consecrate to God.