murdered except for the 12th? Genesis 17
20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers (H5387), and I will make him into a great nation.
rulers
H5387
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na?s???y' / na?s?i'
BDB Definition:
1) one lifted up, chief, prince, captain, leader
2) rising mist, vapour
Part of Speech: noun masculine
The 12 Imams:
1. Ali ibn Abu Talib - Assassinated by Abd-al-Rahman ibn Muljam, a Kharijite in Kufa, who slashed him with a poisoned sword while he was praying.
2. Hasan ibn Ali- Poisoned by his wife in Medina, Saudi Arabia on the orders of the Caliph Muawiya, according to Twelver Shi'ite belief.
3. Husayn ibn Ali- Killed and beheaded at the Battle of Karbala.
4. Ali ibn Husayn- According to most Shi'a scholars, he was poisoned on the order of Caliph al-Walid I in Medina, Saudi Arabia
5. Muhammad ibn Ali- According to some Shi'a scholars, he was poisoned by Ibrahim ibn Walid ibn 'Abdallah in Medina, Saudi Arabia on the order of Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik.[
6. Ja'far ibn Muhammad- According to Shi'a sources, he was poisoned in Medina, Saudi Arabia on the order of Caliph Al-Mansur.
7. Musa ibn Ja'far- Imprisoned and poisoned in Baghdad, Iraq on the order of Caliph Harun al-Rashid, according to Shi'ite belief.
8. Ali ibn Musa- According to Shi'a sources, he was poisoned in Mashad, Iran on the order of Caliph Al-Ma'mun.
9. Muhammad ibn Ali- Poisoned by his wife, Al-Ma'mun's daughter, in Baghdad, Iraq on the order of Caliph Al-Mu'tasim, according to Shi'ite sources.
10. Ali ibn Muhammad- According to Shi'a sources, he was poisoned in Samarra, Iraq on the order of Caliph Al-Mu'tazz.
11. Hasan ibn Ali- According to Shi'a, he was poisoned on the order of Caliph Al-Mu'tamid in Samarra, Iraq.
12. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan- (still alive, though born in the 9th Century) According to Shi'a doctrine, he has been living in the Occultation since 872, and will continue as long as God wills it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_Imams
20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers (H5387), and I will make him into a great nation.
rulers
H5387
???? / ?????
na?s???y' / na?s?i'
BDB Definition:
1) one lifted up, chief, prince, captain, leader
2) rising mist, vapour
Part of Speech: noun masculine
The 12 Imams:
1. Ali ibn Abu Talib - Assassinated by Abd-al-Rahman ibn Muljam, a Kharijite in Kufa, who slashed him with a poisoned sword while he was praying.
2. Hasan ibn Ali- Poisoned by his wife in Medina, Saudi Arabia on the orders of the Caliph Muawiya, according to Twelver Shi'ite belief.
3. Husayn ibn Ali- Killed and beheaded at the Battle of Karbala.
4. Ali ibn Husayn- According to most Shi'a scholars, he was poisoned on the order of Caliph al-Walid I in Medina, Saudi Arabia
5. Muhammad ibn Ali- According to some Shi'a scholars, he was poisoned by Ibrahim ibn Walid ibn 'Abdallah in Medina, Saudi Arabia on the order of Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik.[
6. Ja'far ibn Muhammad- According to Shi'a sources, he was poisoned in Medina, Saudi Arabia on the order of Caliph Al-Mansur.
7. Musa ibn Ja'far- Imprisoned and poisoned in Baghdad, Iraq on the order of Caliph Harun al-Rashid, according to Shi'ite belief.
8. Ali ibn Musa- According to Shi'a sources, he was poisoned in Mashad, Iran on the order of Caliph Al-Ma'mun.
9. Muhammad ibn Ali- Poisoned by his wife, Al-Ma'mun's daughter, in Baghdad, Iraq on the order of Caliph Al-Mu'tasim, according to Shi'ite sources.
10. Ali ibn Muhammad- According to Shi'a sources, he was poisoned in Samarra, Iraq on the order of Caliph Al-Mu'tazz.
11. Hasan ibn Ali- According to Shi'a, he was poisoned on the order of Caliph Al-Mu'tamid in Samarra, Iraq.
12. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan- (still alive, though born in the 9th Century) According to Shi'a doctrine, he has been living in the Occultation since 872, and will continue as long as God wills it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_Imams