- In the
biblical Book of Genesis,
Ishmael was the
first son of Abraham. His
mother was Hagar, the
handmaiden of Abraham's wife Sarah. He died at the age...
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Ishmael is a
character in
Herman Melville's Moby-**** (1851),
which opens with the line "Call me
Ishmael." He is the first-person
narrator of much of the...
- romanized: Yīšməʿēʾlīm; Arabic: بَنِي إِسْمَاعِيل, romanized: Banī Ismā'īl, lit. 'sons of
Ishmael') were a
collection of
various Arab tribes,
tribal confederations and small...
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Ishmael is a 1992
philosophical novel by
Daniel Quinn. The
novel examines the
hidden cultural biases driving modern civilization and
explores themes of...
- Look up
Ishmael in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Ishmael is the
first child of
Abraham in
Abrahamic religions.
Ishmael may also
refer to:
Ishmael son of...
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Ishmael (Arabic: إِسْمَاعِيْل ʾIsmāʿīl) is
regarded by
Muslims as an
Islamic prophet. Born to
Abraham and Hagar, he is the
namesake of the Ishmaelites...
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Ishmael Reginald Butler (born July 3, 1969) is an
American rapper,
record producer and songwriter. He is best
known for his work with such
groups as Digable...
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Ishmael Scott Reed (born
February 22, 1938) is an
American poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, composer, playwright,
editor and
publisher known for...
- My
Ishmael is a 1997
novel by
Daniel Quinn that is a
sequel to
Ishmael. With its time
frame largely simultaneous with
Ishmael, its plot
precedes the fictional...
- but
returned after angels consoled her. She gave
birth to Abram's son
Ishmael when
Abram was eighty-six
years old. In
Genesis 17 when
Abram was ninety-nine...
