(They dwelt from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt as you go toward Assyria.) He died in the presence of all his brethren. (NKJV) They settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria; he settled down alongside of all his people. (NRSV) The record of his death is shorter than that of Abraham: Ishmael “breathed his last and died, and he was gathered to his people” (25:17). Though Ishmael’s age at death seems very impressive by modern standards, it is not