“And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.”
Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years. He breathed his last and died, and he was gathered to his people. The death notice for Ishmael is given with the same formula as Abraham's in verse 8 — he was gathered to his people. The respect given to Ishmael's life and death is the respect given to a son of Abraham. The application: being gathered to your people at the end of a full life is the dignified conclusion available to every person in the covenant community and adjacent to it.
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