During patriarchal period they had a culture of story telling, which they used to pass information to the next generations,also they practiced trading because we see a clear evidence when Ishmaelite s caravan were passing through from Gilead to Egypt with their Carmel loaded with spices,balm and myrrh,and Jacob children decided to sell their brother Joseph to Ishmaelite s (Genesis 37:25-27).that also proves patriarch existed in a certain geographical area
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