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Personal data Ishmael / ישמעאל / إسماعيل "إسماعيل" 

• Nickname is إسماعيل.
• He was born about -1966.
• He died about -1829 in Héliopolis, Annaba, Algeria.
• A child of Abraham / אברהם / إبراهيم and Hagar / הגר / هاجر
• This information was last updated on May 25, 2012.

Household of Ishmael / ישמעאל / إسماعيل "إسماعيل"

He is married to Ra'La al-Sayyida.

They got married about -1941 at Egito.

Child(ren):

1. Nebaioth / נביות  ± 1992- 
2. Ghizar   
3. Mahalath / מחלת   
4. Kedar / קדר   
5. Hadar   

Notes about Ishmael / ישמעאל / إسماعيل "إسماعيل"

Ishmael
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Ishmael (Hebrew: ???????????, Standard Yišma?el Tiberian Yišma?êl; Arabic: ???????, Isma'il; translates as "God will hear" {Strong's Dictionary}) was Abraham's eldest son, born by his wife's handmaiden Hagar.

He is first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis as the eldest son of Abraham by Hagar, Sarah's female Egyptian maid-servant or slave. The Qur'an considers him to be one of the prophets of Islam and his mother Hagar as Abraham's second wife. The Bahá'í writings consider him a lesser prophet.
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* 1 Ishmael in the Bible
* 2 Ishmael in Jewish tradition
* 3 Ishmael in Islam
o 3.1 Ishmael in the Qur'an
o 3.2 Other references to Ishmael in the Qur'an
o 3.3 Ishmael in Islamic tradition
o 3.4 Descent from Ishmael
* 4 Notes
* 5 See also
* 6 External links

[edit] Ishmael in the Bible

In the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), Ishmael's life is described in the Book of Genesis chapters 16 and further. In Genesis 16 Sarah (Abraham's wife) gives Abraham her maid-servant Hagar so that she can have a son of her own by using her maid-servant as a birth mother, since she believed that God had kept her from having children (16:2).

Hagar became pregnant and despised Sarah, who then out of anger expelled Hagar from Abraham's home in retaliation. Hagar fled from Sarah and ran into the wilderness, where an angel appeared to her.

The angel of the Lord told her to return, adding

* "I will so increase your descendants that they will be too numerous to count."

The angel also said to her:

* You are now with child and you will have a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard of your misery.
* He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers. (NIV, Genesis 16)

So Hagar returned to Abraham's house, and had a son whom she named Ishmael. Fourteen years after this, Abraham's wife Sarah, herself became pregnant with his son, Isaac.

When Ishmael was about 16 years old, he angered Sarah, and she asked Abraham to expel him and his mother.

* Isaac grew, and on the day he was weaned Abraham held a great feast. But Sarah saw that Ishmael was mocking Isaac, and she said to Abraham; "Get rid of that slave woman and her son, for that slave woman's son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac." (NIV, Genesis 21:8-10)

While Abraham was very uneasy over the whole thing, he finally gave in to his wife's request when God told him that He would take care of Ishmael, due to the fact that the child is Abraham's descendant.

* The matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son. But God said to him, "Do not be so distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring [b] will be reckoned. I will make the son of the maidservant into a nation also, because he is your offspring."

(NIV, Genesis 21:11-13)

Hagar, with her son, wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba, and when reduced to great distress, a voice from heaven said "What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation." (Genesis 21)

They lived in the wilderness of Paran, where Hagar's son became an expert in archery. His mother married him to an Egyptian woman.

God promised Abraham:

* Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation. But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you by this time next year." (Genesis 17)

These twelve rulers, the twelve sons of Ishmael, were named Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah (See Genesis 25)

Each of Ishmael's sons was a tribal chief and settled everywhere from Havilah to Shur, i.e. from the Persian Gulf to the border of Egypt. From the twelve sons of Ishmael are derived the twelve tribes of the Arabians. Jerome says that in his time they called the districts of Arabia by the names of the tribes.

Ishmael also had a daughter named Mahalath or Bashemath (Gen 36:3). Esau married her since he wanted to displease his parents (Gen 28:9). His father Isaac had specifically forbidden his brother Jacob from marrying Canaanite women.

Ishmael also appears with Isaac at the burial of Abraham at the cave at Machpelah (Genesis 25:9 NRSV).

[edit] Ishmael in Jewish tradition

Ishmael is also mentioned in the Book of Jasher, which states (chapter 25) that the sons of Ishmael were "twelve princes according to their nations. The families of Ishmael afterward spread forth, and Ishmael took his children and all the property that he had gained, together with the souls of his household and all belonging to him, and they went to dwell where they should find a place. And they went and dwelt near the wilderness of Paran, and their dwelling was from Havilah to Shur. And Ishmael and his sons dwelt in the land, and they had children born to them, and they were fruitful and increased abundantly."
Children of Ishmael by wives (Book of Jasher)[hide]

Ribah or Meribah (from Egypt) Nebaioth | Kedar | Adbeel | Mibsam | Bosmath (daughter)
Malchuth (from the land of Canaan) Mishma | Dumah | Massa/Masa | Chaded/Haded | Tema | Jetur | Naphish | Kedemah/Kedma
Offspring of Ishmael (Book of Jasher)
Sons of Nebaioth, the first born of Ishmael Mend Send Mayon
Sons of Kedar Alyon Kezem Chamad Eli
Sons of Adbeel Chamad Jabin
Sons of Mibsam Obadiah Ebedmelech Yeush
Sons of Mishma Shamua Zecaryon Obed
Sons of Dumah Kezed Eli Machmad Amed
Sons of Masa Melon Mula Ebidadon
Sons of Chadad Azur Minzar Ebedmelech
Sons of Tema Seir Sadon Yakol
Sons of Yetur Merith Yaish Alyo Pachoth
Sons of Naphish Ebed-Tamed Abiyasaph Mir
Sons of Kedma Kedma Calip Tachti Omir

[edit] Ishmael in Islam
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In Islam, Ishmael is known as the first-born son of Abraham (Ibrahim in Arabic) from his second wife Hagar, and as an appointed prophet of God. Islamic belief holds that Abraham married Hagar, the mother of Ishmael. As a result, Ishmael was the first son of Abraham. Islam asserts that he was the one nearly sacrificed by Abraham, and not Isaac (Iss'haq in Arabic) as is told in the Old Testament. In Islamic beliefs, Abraham had prayed to God for a son ('Isma' in Arabic means 'to listen' ie answer prayer, and 'ell' is derived from the Hebrew word 'elle', meaning God). God delivered this child to Abraham, and later tested Abraham's faith by asking him to sacrifice his only son at the time. However, just as Abraham was to kill his only son, God halted him, praised him for his loyalty, and commanded him to sacrifice a ram instead. This leads to the Muslim practice of sacrificing domesticated animals such as sheep, goats or cows, on the celebration to mark this event known as Eid ul-Adha.

[edit] Ishmael in the Qur'an

Ishmael is a highly regarded person in the Qur'an. Ishmael enjoined upon his people worship and almsgiving, and was acceptable in the sight of his Lord (19:55). [1] The Qur'an mentions Ishmael with other people like Elisha, Jonah and Lot, who are considered righteous, good or chosen (6:86 and 38:48) [2] [3]

Abraham and Ishmael are said to have built the foundations of the Ka'aba ('They were raising the foundations of the House', 2:127 [4] ). Meccans, and most Arabs at the time of Muhammad, believed that Isma'il settled in Mecca, was their ancestor, and built with Abraham the Ka'ba which they revered from old times.
The story of the Prophet Abraham & his wives Sarah and Hagar (Hajar in Arabic) plays an important role in Islamic tradition.

Abraham conceives a son with Hajar when Sarah is unable to bear children. Then, after many years, Sarah miraculously gives birth to Isaac. After some time upon God's command, Abraham sends Hajar and Ishmael to the desert with God's promise of protection. The Quran takes a special interest in Hajar and her son, through whom Arabs trace their connection to Abraham. Each year during the Hajj (the ritual pilgrimage) in Mecca, pilgrims reenact Hajar’s desperate search for water for her infant son, running seven times between two hills and drawing water from the well of Zam Zam, said to have sprung miraculously from the dry earth at the baby Ishmael’s feet. The full story is mentioned in Bukhari[citation needed].

[edit] Other references to Ishmael in the Qur'an

The Qur'an stresses twice that it does not make distinction between the revelations by Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the tribes (i.e. the sons of Jacob), and that which Moses and Jesus revealed, and that which other prophets received from their Lord. (2:136 and 3:84) [5] [6]

Another reference where the name of Ishmael appears is where the Qur'an states that he was inspired in the same manner as prophets like Noah, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and Jesus and Job and Jonah and Aaron and Solomon. God also inspired David to write the Psalms (4:163). [7]

[edit] Ishmael in Islamic tradition
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Islamic tradition holds that Ishmael and Hagar were sent to the deserts of Arabia on the orders of God. The Bible claims that Sarah, after the birth of Isaac, sent Hagar and Ishmael away. He and his mother settled in Mecca and were without water. The desperate running of his mother in pursuit of water for her infant son led to a miraculous spring appearing from the ground (from God) known as the Zamzam Well.[8] Ishmael then helped his father, Abraham, build the House of God, or the Kaaba, in Mecca.

When his son had grown enough to walk alongside him, Abraham dreamt that God ordered him to sacrifice his only son with his own hand.

Abraham knew that the dream was, in fact, a revelation from God and not a satanic whisper; so, he prepared himself, with a heart overflowing with faith, to carry out the command of God. He went to see his son and told him, "I saw in a dream that I sacrificed you for the sake of God. Think about it and tell me your opinion on the matter."

His son replied without hesitation or anxiety, "O father, fulfill what God has commanded. By His will, you will find me among the patient."

Abraham's sacrifice is thought to have taken place in the desert of Mina, and for this reason, pilgrims offer their sacrifices there today. Abraham took a knife in his hand and, the son said, "Dear father, tie my hands and feet tightly with a piece of rope so that I don't move them as I am dying, because I am afraid that I would lessen my reward. Keep your clothes away from me so that my blood doesn't splatter on you; if my mother sees that, she may not be able to tolerate it. Sharpen the knife well and sever my head at once so that I can tolerate it better, because dying is difficult."

Abraham said, "Dear son, you are a good assistant in fulfilling the command of God." He put the knife to his son's throat and, with all his strength, tried to cut; but by God's will, the knife didn't cut and didn't harm his son. Abraham received a revelation from God: "O Abraham, truly you have done your duty, fulfilled the meaning of your dream and shown your submissiveness and devotion."

A sacrifice was then sent to God as the son's ransom. God sent the angel Gabriel with a sheep. Abraham sacrificed that sheep instead of his son. Abraham and his son returned from the altar; his son went to his mother and Abraham returned to his wife, Sarah. From that day, sacrifice in the land of Mena became a tradition. Later, when Islam was revealed, God prescribed, as a rite, that pilgrims offer a sacrifice of animals in that desert each year in commemoration of the nearly sacrifice.

Ishmael, who had become friendly with the Jorham tribe, married a chaste woman who was worthy in all aspects, and God gave them children from that pure woman.

Ishmael's mother, Hagar, died in that same land after a few years. He was deeply affected by the death of his devoted mother and became very distressed and sad. Abraham continued to go there to visit him; and this consoled Ishmael somewhat.

[edit] Descent from Ishmael

Muhammad is considered to be one of the many descendants of Ishmael. The oldest extant biography of Muhammad, compiled by Mohammed Ibn Ishak, and edited by Abu Mohammed Abd el Malik Ibn Hisham, opens:

This book contains the life of the Apostle of God: Muhammad was the son of Abd Allah, son of Abd-ul-Muttalib, son of Hashim, son of Abdu Manaf, son of Qusay, son of Kilab, son of Hakeem, son of Kaab, son of Luayy, son of Ghalib, son of Fihr, son of Malik, son of Qays, son of Kinanah, son of Khuzaymah, son of Mudrikah, son of Ilyas, son of Mudhar, son of Nizar, son of Maad, son of Adnan, son of Udd, son of Muqawwam, son of Nakhour, son of Tahir, son of Yarub, son of Yashyub, son of Nabit, son of Ismail (ishmael), son of Ibrahim, the Friend of God, son of Tarikh, son of Nakhour, son of Sarukh, son of Rau, son of Falih, son of Hud, son of Salih, son of Arphakhshad, son of Sham, son of Nuh, son of Lamekh, son of Matushalakh, son of Akhanukh, - who, as is believed, was the prophet Idris, the first prophet, and the first who wrote with the reed, - son of Aded, son of Mahlaleel, son of Kaynan, son of Anoush, son of Shays, son of Adam, to whom may God be gracious!

The Qur'an, however, does not have any geneologies. It was well-known among the Arabs that Quraysh were the descendants of Ishmael. Believing in one supreme God, circumcision, and other traditions such as pilgrimage common among Arabs as far as Yemen all point to the same conclusion. The story of the sacrifice is also more valuable when the Quranic version, in opposion to the biblical, affirms that Abraham was willing to offer his only son at a very old age and that this son was old enough at that time to speak and understand. The birth of Is-Haq was looked at as an extra blessing subsequent and a reward to the obedience of Abraham.

Prophets of Islam in the Qur'an
Adam Idris Nuh Hud Saleh Ibrahim Lut Ismail Is'haq Yaqub Yusuf Ayub
??? ????? ??? ??? ???? ??????? ??? ??????? ????? ????? ???? ????
Adam Enoch Noah Eber Shelah Abraham Lot Ishmael Isaac Jacob Joseph Job
Shoaib Musa Harun Dhul-Kifl Daud Sulayman Ilyas Al-Yasa Yunus Zakariya Yahya Isa Muhammad
???? ???? ????? ?? ????? ???? ?????? ????? ????? ???? ????? ???? ???? ????
Jethro Moses Aaron Ezekiel David Solomon Elijah Elisha Jonah Zacharias John Jesus
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[edit] Notes

1. ^ 19:55
2. ^ 6:86
3. ^ 38:48
4. ^ 2:127
5. ^ 2:136
6. ^ 3:84
7. ^ 4:163
8. ^ Journey to Makkah, Islamonline.net. Retrieved January 23, 2007.

The Tribe of G.T.S claims The Tribe of Ishmael their Descendants

[edit] See also

* List of names referring to El
* Genealogy from Adam to the Twelve Tribes

[edit] External links

* Hadhrat Ismail (Alayhis salaam)
* The Story of Isma'el (Ishmael). The same page is also available at Prophet Isma'il (Ishmael)
* Islamic QA: Ishmael, with additional information on Islam.
* Ishmael in Islam
* The Jewish Encyclopedia: Ishmael, with additional legendary Jewish and Islamic material.
* 'The 12 Tribes of Ishmael'
* Biographical Study on Ishmael

Sons of Ishmael in order of birth (Genesis)
Nebaioth Kedar Adbeel Mibsam Mishma Dumah Massa Hadad Tema Jetur Naphish Kedemah

Started the tribe of Arabians.

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{geni:occupation} Lived 137 years. Father of the twelve tribal rulers. descendants settled in the area from Havilah to Shur, near the border of Egypt

{geni:about_me} Genesis 16:1-16 - http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0116.htm The story of his birth
Genesis 21:1-21 - http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0121.htm - Ishmael and Hagar sent away from Abraham's household, after the birth of Isaac.
Genesis 25:12-18 - http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0125.htm#12 - His genealogy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishmael
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_view_of_Ishmael
http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/ישמעאל

First born son of Abraham, from his concubine Hagar.

Both Jewish and Islamic traditions consider Ishmael as the ancestor of northern Arab people. Islamic tradition, however, has a very positive view of Ishmael, giving him a larger and more significant role. The Qur'an views him as an Islamic prophet. The story of Abraham being commanded to bring his son as a sacrifice is also told in the Quran, without mentioning the son's name. According to the contextual interpretation of some early Islamic theologians whose view prevailed later, Ishmael was the actual son that Abraham was called on to sacrifice, as opposed to Isaac. According to the Genesis account, Ishmael and his mother were expelled at the instigation of Sarah, in order to make sure that Isaac would be Abraham's heir. Abraham and Ishmael are said to have built the foundations of the Kaaba. The circumcision of Muslims has its roots in the tradition that Ishmael was circumcised.
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Ishmael is mentioned in the Bible
Genesis16:11; 16:15; 16:16; 17:18; 17:20; 17:23; 17:25;
17:26; 25:9; 25:12; 25:13; 25:16; 25:17; 28:9; 36:3
1 Chronicles1:28; 1:29; 1:31
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lived 137 years.

"And the Angel of the LORD said to her:
'Behold, you are with child,
And you shall bear a son.
You shall call his name Ishmael (lit. "God hears"),
Because the LORD has heard your affliction.
He shall be a wild man;
His hand shall be against every man,
And every man's hand against him.
And he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.'"
Genesis 16:11-12

"So Hagar bore Abram (Abraham) a son; and Abram named his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram."
Genesis 16:15-16
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Genesis 25:12-16
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'''Verse(s), from the Bible, that refer to Ishmael:'''

'''Genesis 16:1'''

[ Hagar and Ishmael ] Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar;

'''Genesis 16:11'''

The angel of the LORD also said to her: “You are now pregnant and you will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard of your misery.

'''Genesis 16:15'''

So Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.

'''Genesis 16:16'''

Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael.

'''Genesis 17:18'''

And Abraham said to God, “If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!”

'''Genesis 17:20'''

And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.

'''Genesis 17:23'''

On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or bought with his money, every male in his household, and circumcised them, as God told him.

'''Genesis 17:25'''

and his son Ishmael was thirteen;

'''Genesis 17:26'''

Abraham and his son Ishmael were both circumcised on that very day.

'''Genesis 21:8'''

[ Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away ] The child grew and was weaned, and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast.

'''Verse(s), from the Book of Jubilees, that refer to Ishmael:'''

21. And Abram rejoiced, and made all these things known to Sarai his wife; and he believed that he would have seed, but she did not bear. 22. And Sarai advised her husband Abram, and said unto him: "Go in unto Hagar, my Egyptian maid: it may be that I shall build up seed unto thee by her." 23. And Abram hearkened unto the voice of Sarai his wife, and said unto her, "Do (so)." And Sarai took Hagar, her maid, the Egyptian, and gave her to Abram, her husband, to be his wife. 24. And he went in unto her, and she conceived and bare him a son, and he called his name Ishmael, in the fifth year of this week; and this was the eighty-sixth year in the life of Abram.
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Fue el primer hijo de Abraham y de la sierva de su esposa Sara. Era 15 años mayor que su medio-hermano Isaac. Su nombre significa “Dios escucha”. Ismael fue un buen tirador de arco y se casó con una mujer egipcia y tuvo 12 hijos de cuyo linaje descienden los árabes de hoy. . . . Ismael tenía 137 años cuando murió; sus descendientes se establecieron en la región que se encuentra entre Havila y Shur, frente a Egipto, en la ruta a Asiria. Allí se establecieron, a pesar de la oposición de sus hermanos. (Gén. 25:17). . . . Tiempo antes, un ángel que había auxiliado a su madre había pronunciado las siguientes palabras: “. . . estás encinta y tendrás un hijo, y le pondrás por nombre Ismael, porque el Señor escuchó tu aflicción. Será arisco como un potro salvaje; luchará contra todos y todos contra él; pero él afirmará su casa aunque sus hermanos se opongan. (Gén. 16:11-12). . . . Como Abraham tenía 84 años cuando Ismael nació, significa que el año era c. 1920 a. de J.C.. (c. 1920-1783)

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Holy Bible KJV:Genesis 25:12-17

Genesis 25:12,17

Gen 16:11, Gen 16:15; 1 Chr 1:28

Gen 16:12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his bretheren.

Gen 25:17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.

Ishmael was born when Abram was 86 (Genesis 16:16)

Ishmael was born when Abram was 86 (Genesis 16:16)

GEN 16-11

Gen 16:11, Gen 16:15; 1 Chr 1:28

Gen 16:12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his bretheren.

Gen 25:17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.

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