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Ishmael was the first son of Abraham, the common patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, through his wife Sara's handmaiden Hagar (Genesis 16:3). According to the Genesis account, he died at the age of 137 (Genesis 25:17). According to biblical tradition, he is the ancestor of the Arabs.
- Ishmael (Disambiguation)
People. Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the murderer of Gedaliah,...
- Ishmaelites
The Ishmaelites (Arabic: بَنِي إِسْمَاعِيل, romanized: Banī...
- Hagar
According to the Book of Genesis, Hagar was an Egyptian...
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The Qedarites appear in the Hebrew Bible as a tribe...
- Ishmael in Islam
Ishmael (Arabic: إِسْمَاعِيْل, romanized: ʾIsmāʿīl) is...
- Ishmael (Quinn novel)
Ishmael is a 1992 philosophical novel by Daniel Quinn. The...
- Ishmael (Disambiguation)
The Story of Prophet Ishamel. The Birth of prophet Ishmael (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ) Prophet Ibrahim (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ) and his wife Sarah, who was unable to have children for many years, yearned for a child to alleviate their loneliness and carry forth the family legacy. In her devotion to her husband,
Apr 12, 2024 · Updated Apr 12, 2024. Ishmael, Abraham's first son through Hagar, Sara's handmaiden, is a significant figure in the Abrahamic religions ( Genesis 16:3 ). He lived to be 137 years old ( Genesis 25:17) and is traditionally considered the forefather of the Arab peoples.
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Ishmael (Hebrew: יִשְׁמָעֵאל, Yišmaʿel, Arabic: إسماعيل, Ismā'īl; "God will hear") was Abraham 's eldest son, born by his wife's handmaiden Hagar. In Islamic tradition, he was the ancestor of the prophet Muhammad and the son whom Abraham offered as a sacrifice to God. In the Book of Genesis, Ishmael was the first of ...
Ishmael, commonly regarded by both Jews and Arabs as the progenitor of the Arabs, is considered a messenger and a prophet ( rasūl nabī) in the Qurʾān (e.g., 19:54).
