ISHMAEL

ISHMAELITES

Definition

The son of Abraham by Hagar. He and his mother were expelled from the household at Sarah's request and went forth into Beersheba, where he became a hunter and married an Egyption woman. He became the father of twelve sons and a daughter. From him descended the Ishmaelites, wild Bedouin tribes still roaming about in the same region and well known for their treachery.

References

Genesis 16:15, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 17:18, Genesis 17:20, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:25, Genesis 17:26, Genesis 25:9, Genesis 25:12, Genesis 25:13, Genesis 25:16, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 28:9, Genesis 36:3, Genesis 37:25, Genesis 37:27, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 39:1, Judges 8:24, 2 Kings 25:23, 2 Kings 25:25, 1 Chronicles 1:28, 1 Chronicles 1:29, 1 Chronicles 1:31, 1 Chronicles 8:38, 1 Chronicles 9:44, 2 Chronicles 19:11, 2 Chronicles 23:1, Ezra 10:22, Jeremiah 40:8, Jeremiah 40:14, Jeremiah 40:15, Jeremiah 40:16, Jeremiah 41:1, Jeremiah 41:2, Jeremiah 41:3, Jeremiah 41:6, Jeremiah 41:7, Jeremiah 41:8, Jeremiah 41:9, Jeremiah 41:10, Jeremiah 41:11, Jeremiah 41:12, Jeremiah 41:13, Jeremiah 41:14, Jeremiah 41:15, Jeremiah 41:16, Jeremiah 41:18