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Ishmael (other)
Ishmael is the first child of Abraham in Abrahamic religions. Ishmael may also refer to: People * Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the murderer of Gedaliah, Nebuchadnezzar II's provincial governor * Ishmael (Book of Mormon), a figure in the Book of Mormon * Ishmael ben Elisha, more commonly "Rabbi Ishmael", 2nd-century rabbi * Ishmael ben Jose, 3rd-century rabbi, the son of Jose ben Halafta * Saint Isfael, a 6th-century Breton prince and Welsh saint also known as Ismael and Ishmael * Ishmael Beah (born 1980), Sierra Leonean author and former child soldier * Ishmael Hyman (born 1995), American football player * Ismail Kadare (born 1936), Albanian novelist and poet * Ishmael Noko, General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation since 1995 * Ishmael Reed (born 1938), American poet, essayist and novelist * Nola Ishmael (born 1943), Barbadian nurse Fictional characters * Ishmael (Moby-Dick), the narrator in the novel ''Moby-Dick'' by Herman Melville * Ishmael, a "mad" character with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishmael
Ishmael ''Ismaḗl''; Classical/Qur'anic Arabic: إِسْمَٰعِيْل; Modern Standard Arabic: إِسْمَاعِيْل ''ʾIsmāʿīl''; la, Ismael was the first son of Abraham, the common patriarch of the Abrahamic religions; and is considered as a prophet in Islam. His mother was the Egyptian Hagar (). According to the Genesis account, he died at the age of 137 (). Jewish, Christian and Islamic traditions consider Ishmael to be the ancestor of the Ishmaelites ( Hagarenes or Arabians) and patriarch of Qaydār. According to Muslim tradition, in which he is regarded as an ancestor of Muhammad,''A–Z of Prophets in Islam and Judaism'', Wheeler, ''Ishmael'' Ishmael thereby founded a great nation as promised by God in the Old Testament, and was buried with his mother Hagar ( Hājar) next to the Kaaba in Mecca, under the area demarcated by the semi-circular Hijr Ismail wall. Etymology The name "Yishma'el" existed in various ancient Semitic cultures, including early Baby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
