Look up: ishmael

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   Ishmael
   [n] - (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac
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   Ishmael
   In the Old Testament, the son of Abraham and his wife Sarah's Egyptian maid Hagar; traditional ancestor of Muhammad and the Arab people. He and his mother were driven away by Sarah's jealousy....
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   Ishmael
   `Ishmael` is a figure in the Torah, Bible, and Quran whom Jewish, Christian and Muslim believers regard as the Abraham's eldest son, born by his wife's handmaiden Hagar. Though born of Hagar, according to Mesopotamian law, Ishmael was credited as Sarah's son (Gn. 16:2) According to the Genesis account, he died at the age of 137 (Gn. 25:17). Both Jewish and Islamic traditions consider Ishmael as the ancestor of Arab people. Judaism has generall...
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   Ishmael
   (from the article `Arabia`) ...Arabs (al-`Arab al-Musta`ribah). A tradition, seemingly derived from the Bible, makes `Adnn, and perhaps Qan also, descend from Ism`l (Ishmael), ... [3 related articles]
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   Ishmael
   Ishmael is a Hebrew boy name. The meaning of the name is `God Will Hear` Where is it used? The name Ishmael is mainly used In the bible and In English.How do they say it elsewhere? Ismael ( In Spanish)
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   Ishmael
   Ishmael (ish'māel) [Heb.,=God hears], in the Bible. 1. Son of Abraham and Hagar; ancestor of 12 tribes in N Arabia. Through Sara's jealousy he and his mother were sent into the desert, where the angel of the Lord encountered them at a spring. Ishmael married an Egyptian and fathered 12 son...
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