Original sentence: A line in the Book of Jubilees (20:13) also mentions the tradition.Some Biblical scholars also believe that the area outlined in Genesis as the final destination of Ishmael and his descendants ("from Havilah to Assyria") refers to Northern Arabia.The 1st century Jewish historian Josephus described the descendants of Abraham's son by Hagar, Ishmael (i.This has led to a common view that modern Arabs are descended from Abraham via Ishmael.the Ishmaelites) as an "Arabian" people, meaning that they lived in the area now known as the Syrian Desert
Edited sentence: The 1st century Jewish historian Josephus described the descendents of Ishmael (i.This has led to a misconception in popular culture that the modern Arabs are descended from Abraham via Ishmael.the Ishmaelites) as an "Arabian" people meaning that they lived in the area now known as the Syrian Desert