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Apr 12, 2024 · Glory Dy. Christianity.com Contributing Writer. 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.
Listed by Islamic name and Biblical name. Ishmael ( Arabic: إِسْمَاعِيْل, romanized : ʾIsmāʿīl) is regarded as a prophet and the ancestor to the Ishmaelites in Islam. He is the son of Ibrahim, born to Hajar. Ismail is also associated with Mecca and the construction of the Kaaba.
When they arrived, they discovered Hagar and Ishmael (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ) seated beside the watering hole. Ishmael (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ) grew up among the tribe of Jurhum and learned Arabic from them. He was adored by the tribe for his remarkable character and virtues.
Ishmael. ISHMAEL ĭsh’ mĭ əl ( יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אל, God hears ). Son of Abraham and Hagar, mentioned mainly in Genesis 16; 17; 21. 1. Name. The name is patterned on a common Sem. theophoric formation in which the deity is the subject of a sentence, in this case El (God), and the other element the predicate, in this case the verb “to ...
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By Yehuda Shurpin. Art by Sefira Lightstone. Abraham had two sons, Isaac and Ishmael. Son of the maidservant Hagar, Ishmael was the firstborn and is considered to be the father of the Arabic nations. Yet Isaac was chosen to carry on Abraham’s legacy.
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 was the son of Abraham and his Egyptian concubine Hagar, Sarah’s maid. After Hagar became pregnant, she behaved insolently toward Sarah, who in return treated her harshly. Hagar fled into the desert, where an angel appeared to her and announced that she would have a son who would be called Ishmael, because God had heard her affliction.
