Rashi on Habakkuk
God The prophet now mentions before God His original deed, which he begs Him to revive - the deed of the love of Israel and the retribution of the first generations: When You came to give the Torah, You went around to Esau and Ishmael, and they did not accept it.
Rashi on Habakkuk
Paran Ishmael, as Scripture states (Gen. 21:21): “And he dwelt in the desert of Paran.”