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Ishmael

Ishmael

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Ishmael, the son of Abraham and Hagar, is considered a patriarch and is traditionally regarded as the ancestor of various Arab tribes.

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Family

Parents
Abraham (father)  ·  Hagar (mother)

Children
Adbeel  ·  Dumah  ·  Hadar  ·  Jetur  ·  Kedar  ·  Kedemah  ·  Massa  ·  Mibsam  ·  Mishma  ·  Naphish  ·  Nebajoth  ·  Tema

Where Ishmael appears

44 verses across 6 books.

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Verses mentioning Ishmael

  • 1Chr 1:28 — The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.
  • 1Chr 1:29 — These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
  • 1Chr 1:31 — Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
  • 1Chr 8:38 — And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
  • 1Chr 9:44 — And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.
  • 2Chr 19:11 — And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king’s matters: also the Levites shall be of
  • 2Chr 23:1 — And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the so
  • 2Kgs 25:23 — And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan
  • 2Kgs 25:25 — But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the
  • Ezra 10:22 — And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
  • Gen 16:11 — And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
  • Gen 16:15 — And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
  • Gen 16:16 — And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
  • Gen 17:18 — And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
  • Gen 17:20 — And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
  • Gen 17:23 — And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin
  • Gen 17:25 — And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
  • Gen 17:26 — In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
  • Gen 25:9 — And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
  • Gen 25:12 — Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
  • Gen 25:13 — And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
  • Gen 25:16 — These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
  • Gen 25:17 — And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
  • Gen 28:9 — Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
  • Gen 36:3 — And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
  • Jer 40:8 — Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jeza
  • Jer 40:14 — And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.
  • Jer 40:15 — Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay th
  • Jer 40:16 — But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.
  • Jer 41:1 — Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ah
  • Jer 41:2 — Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made gov
  • Jer 41:3 — Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war.
  • Jer 41:6 — And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.
  • Jer 41:7 — And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him.
  • Jer 41:8 — But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among the
  • Jer 41:9 — Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of
  • Jer 41:10 — Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard ha
  • Jer 41:11 — But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,
  • Jer 41:12 — Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.
  • Jer 41:13 — Now it came to pass, that when all the people which were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, then they were glad.
  • Jer 41:14 — So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.
  • Jer 41:15 — But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites.
  • Jer 41:16 — Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after th
  • Jer 41:18 — Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.
Voices from the tradition

The Church Fathers on Ishmael

Patristic commentary on the Scriptures that name Ishmael.

Even the fact that Ishmael was circumcised in his thirteenth year is for an obvious reason, because one who is beginning to be sexually active should trim the ardor of his passion, so as to abstain from illicit unions and limit himself to a legitimate union only.

It is plausible to say that it was to establish the fact that Hagar was a serious woman and Ishmael an authentic son of Abraham that Scripture went out of its way to remark that Hagar bore a son "to Abram." What follows is clear as to the literal sense, but let us examine too the anagogical [mystical] sense. When the person who is…

(Verse 11) And she called his name Ishmael; for God has heard my affliction. Ishmael means, God hears.

(Verse 13) And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations. The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, and Kedar, and the rest, up to the place where it is said: They lived from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt as you go towards Assyria. He fell in the sight of all his brothers. Twelve…

Behold, he said, you have conceived and will bear a son, and you shall call his name Ishmael. Ishmael means God hears, and the reason for the name is explained when it is immediately added: because the Lord has heard your affliction. It is to be noted, however, that he was the first to receive a name from the Lord before he was born,…

Historic voices touch this life

34 passages from 7 historic works cite verses that mention Ishmael.