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The Ishmaelites ( Arabic: بَنِي إِسْمَاعِيل, romanized : Banī Ismā'īl, lit. 'sons of Ishmael'; Hebrew: יִשְׁמְעֵאלִים, romanized : Yīšməʿēʾlīm) were a collection of various Arab tribes, tribal confederations and small kingdoms described in Abrahamic tradition as being descended from and named after ...
Jan 4, 2022 · The origin of the Ishmaelites was fraught with difficulty. When Sarai was unable to produce a child with Abram, she followed the common cultural practice and gave Hagar to him, and Hagar conceived his child. But Sarai later became jealous and mistreated Hagar, who fled from her mistress into the wilderness. There Hagar met the Angel of the Lord ...
Jan 31, 2024 · Ishmaelites come on the scene again in Genesis 37. They are the ones who buy Joseph from his brothers and take him to Egypt. They were described as traders carrying spices, balm, and myrrh. This involvement in trade aligns with the broader historical context of the Ishmaelites being associated with commercial activities.
ISHMAELITES. ish'-ma-el-its (yishme`e'lim): The supposed descendants of Ishmael, the son of Abraham and Hagar, whom Abraham sent away from him after the birth of Isaac ( Genesis 21:14-21 ). The sons of Ishmael are given in Genesis 25:13, 14; they were twelve in number and gave rise to as many tribes, but the term Ishmaelite has a broader ...
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ISHMAELITES. ISHMAELITES (Heb. יִשְׁמְעֵאלִים), a group of nomadic tribes related according to the Bible to *Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar. In Genesis 25:13–15 and i Chronicles 1:29–31 there is a list of "the sons of Ishmael," which requires special consideration (see below).
Nov 20, 2019 · While the gentilic name Ishmaelites is one of the collective names of Arab tribes, the personal name Ishmael is a character in the Abraham story. The name, with its use of the Hebrew root ש.מ.ע, well suited the literary needs of the author in Genesis, who depicted God as the one who heard Hagar’s affliction (16:11), Abraham’s distress ...
Nov 28, 2023 · But perhaps one of the most powerful nations—one that still exists today, although under a different name—comes from a man by the name of Ishmael, the founder of the Ishmaelites. Ishmael had humble origins. The patriarch of Israel, Abraham, got impatient, waiting on God to give him an heir through his older wife, Sarah.
