Ishmael

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Ishmael is a significant figure in the Abrahamic religions, traditionally regarded as Abraham’s first son and an ancestor of various Arab peoples.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Ishmael (in Biblical tradition) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
patriarch
religious figure
associatedWith Arab tribes
Mecca
surface form: Mecca (in Islamic tradition)

wilderness of Paran
children Adbeel
Dumah
Baal
surface form: Hadad

Jetur
Kedar
Kedemah
Massa
Mibsam
Mishma
Naphish
Nebaioth
Tema
chronologicalContext patriarchal period
covenantalStatusInBible not heir of the primary covenant with Abraham
covenantalStatusInIslam participant in Abrahamic covenant through Kaaba traditions
culturalRole ancestor of various Arab peoples
describedIn Book of Genesis
Christian tradition
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Islamic tradition
Jewish tradition
Bible
surface form: Old Testament

Quran
familyLine Abrahamic lineage
father Abraham
languageContext Hebrew name Yishma'el
meaningOfName God hears
mother Hagar
notableEvent expulsion from Abraham’s household with Hagar
promise to become a great nation
rescued by God in the wilderness
religion Christianity
Islam
Judaism
roleInChristianity son of Abraham
roleInIslam ancestor of Arab peoples
prophet
roleInJudaism son of Abraham
sibling Isaac
spouse Egyptian woman
veneratedIn Islam
some Christian traditions
some Jewish traditions

Referenced by (17)

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Prophet Ismail alsoKnownAs Ishmael
this entity surface form: Ishmael (in Biblical tradition)
Abraham child Ishmael
Patriarch Isaac halfSibling Ishmael
Moby-Dick hasCharacter Ishmael
Moby-Dick mainCharacter Ishmael
Hagar motherOf Ishmael
Ishmaelites namedAfter Ishmael
Moby-Dick narrator Ishmael
Hagar receivedPromiseAbout Ishmael
Shuah relative Ishmael
Ishbak relativeOf Ishmael
Sarah requestedExpulsionOf Ishmael
Sarah stepMotherOf Ishmael