Ishmael definition of Ishmael in the Free Online Encyclopedia.

Ishmael (ĭsh`māĕl) [Heb.,=God hears], in the Bible.

1 Son of Abraham Abraham [according to the Book of Genesis, Heb.,=father of many nations] or Abram [Heb.,=exalted father], in the Bible, progenitor of the Hebrews; in the Qur'an, ancestor of the Arabs.
..... Click the link for more information. and Hagar Hagar or Agar , according to the Book of Genesis, servant of Abraham's wife Sarah and mother of his eldest son, Ishmael. She and her son were sent out into the wilderness because of Sarah's jealousy. An angel aided her there.
..... Click the link for more information. ; ancestor of 12 tribes in N Arabia. Through Sara Sara or Sarah, in the Bible, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. With Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah, she was one of the four Hebrew matriarchs. Her name was originally Sarai [Heb.,=princess].
..... Click the link for more information. 's jealousy he and his mother were sent into the desert, where the angel of the Lord encountered them at a spring. Ishmael married an Egyptian and fathered 12 sons and a daughter. He was the half brother of Isaac Isaac [Heb.,=laughter], according to the patriarchal narratives of the Book of Genesis, Isaac was the only son of Abraham and Sara. He married Rebecca, and their sons were Esau and Jacob. Ishmael was his half brother.
..... Click the link for more information. and was Esau Esau [Heb.,=hairy], in the Bible, son of Isaac, who sold his birthright to his younger twin, Jacob, for lentil stew and who was tricked by Jacob out of his father's blessing. Also known as Edom [Heb.,=ruddy], the disinherited Esau settled on Mt.
..... Click the link for more information. 's father-in-law. In Islam, Ishmael is considered a prophet. The spring is traditionally identified with a Meccan well near the Kaaba Kaaba or Caaba [Arab.,=cube], the central, cubic, stone structure, covered by a black cloth, within the Great Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
..... Click the link for more information. , which Muslims believe was built by Ishmael and Abraham. Muslims recognize Arabs as Ishmael's descendants, thus distinguishing them from the Israelites, the descendants of Isaac. The Bible does not clarify the peoples called Ishmaelites (or Ishmeelites); the term is generally regarded as referring to caravan traders.

2 In First Chronicles, descendant of Saul Saul, first king of the ancient Hebrews. He was a Benjamite and anointed king by Samuel. Saul's territory was probably limited to the hill country of Judah and the region to the north, and his proximity to the Philistines brought him into constant conflict with them.
..... Click the link for more information. .

3 Ancestor of the Zebediah of Jehoshaphat's court in Second Chronicles.

4 Ally of Jehoiada in Second Chronicles.

5 Priest separated from his foreign wife in the Book of Ezra.

6 Assassin of Gedaliah Gedaliah , in the Bible.

1 Son of Jeremiah's protector Ahikam and guardian under Nebuchadnezzar of the Jews who were exempt from the Captivity.
..... Click the link for more information. .

Ishmael

1. the son of Abraham and Hagar, Sarah's handmaid: the ancestor of 12 Arabian tribes (Genesis 21:8--21; 25:12--18)

2. a bandit chieftain, who defied the Babylonian conquerors of Judah and assassinated the governor appointed by Nebuchadnezzar (II Kings 25:25; Jeremiah 40:13--41:18)

3. Rare an outcast

Ishmael

the only one to escape when the Pequod is wrecked by the white whale. [Am. Lit.: Melville, Moby Dick]

See : Escape

Ishmael

“the wanderer” aboard Ahab’s ship. [Am. Lit.: Moby Dick]

See : Wandering

Mentioned in	?		References in classic literature	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found	If then, Sir William Jones, who read in thirty languages, could not read the simplest peasant's face, in its profounder and more subtle meanings, how may unlettered Ishmael hope to read the awful Chaldee of the Sperm Whale's brow? Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context went the voices from within; and, to John, this was like the end of all Christian observances, for he was now to be a wild man like Ishmael, and his life was to be cast in homeless places and with godless people. Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context To the enquiries of Athelstane and Cedric, the old Jew could for some time only answer by invoking the protection of all the patriarchs of the Old Testament successively against the sons of Ishmael, who were coming to smite them, hip and thigh, with the edge of the sword. Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context	Ishiguro Ishiguro, Kazuo Ishii, Kikujiro Ishikari Ishikari River Ishikawa Ishikawa, Jun Ishikawa, Takuboku Ishikawa, Tatsuzo ishikawaite Ishim Ishim River Ishim Steppe Ishimbai Ishimbay Ishimka Treasure Ishimova, Aleksandra Ishimova, Aleksandra Osipovna Ishinomaki Ishkashim Ishkov, Aleksandr Ishkov, Aleksandr Akimovich ishkyldite Ishlinskii, Aleksandr Ishlinskii, Aleksandr Iulevich Ishmael Ishmael ben Elisha Ishmaiah Ishmurat, Riza Ishmurat, Riza Fakhrutdinovich Ishraq Ishtar Ishtar Gate Ishuah Ishuai Ishui Ishutin Circle Ishutin, Nikolai Ishutin, Nikolai Andreevich Isidia Isidor Isidor ArkadEvich Zak Isidor Evstigneevich Liubimov Isidor Frikh-Khar Isidor Grigorevich Frikh-Khar Isidor Isaac Rabi Isidor Ivanovich Vorobkevich Isidor Liubimov Isidor Vorobkevich Isidor Zak Isidore of Sevilla, Saint	Ishinomaki Ishinomaki, Miyagi Ishiocavernosus Ishiocavernosus muscle ISHIP ISHJ Ishk Ishkashim Ishkashim District Ishkashmi Ishkashmis ISHKB Ishkov, Aleksandr Ishkov, Aleksandr Akimovich Ishkur Ishkur Ishkuzai Ishkuzai ishkyldite ISHL Ishlinskii, Aleksandr Ishlinskii, Aleksandr Iulevich ISHLL ISHLT ISHM ISHM Testbed and Prototypes Ishmael Ishmael b. Elisha Ishmael ben Elisha Ishmaelite Ishmaelite Ishmaelites Ishmaelites Ishmaelitish Ishmaelitism Ishmaiah ISHME Ishmeelite Ishmeelite Ishmeelites Ishmeelites ISHMPR ISHMRS Ishmurat, Riza Ishmurat, Riza Fakhrutdinovich ISHN ISHNC ISHNE ISHO ISHOF ISHOP ISHOPC ISHOPD ISHOPI

Mentioned in

References in classic literature

Encyclopedia browser

Full browser

No references found

If then, Sir William Jones, who read in thirty languages, could not read the simplest peasant's face, in its profounder and more subtle meanings, how may unlettered Ishmael hope to read the awful Chaldee of the Sperm Whale's brow?

Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context

went the voices from within; and, to John, this was like the end of all Christian observances, for he was now to be a wild man like Ishmael, and his life was to be cast in homeless places and with godless people.

Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context

To the enquiries of Athelstane and Cedric, the old Jew could for some time only answer by invoking the protection of all the patriarchs of the Old Testament successively against the sons of Ishmael, who were coming to smite them, hip and thigh, with the edge of the sword.

Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context

Ishmael playV2('en/UK/d5/d5dosfdrskdddrshhn')

Ishmael