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In Rabbinic [[Judaism]], Ishmael has generally been viewed, but not technically viewed and this must be understood as having a flawed background in being the surrogate, or illegitimate child, of Abram through Sarai out of selfishness. It ultimately lies with Sarai who is also a flawed woman for his birth, and upbringing by a servant woman. <ref name="EoR-Ishmael"/> Moreover, according to the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, [[Isaac]] is considered to be the legitimate son of Abraham, and is the promised child by God in inheriting the covenant. This is also reflected in the Qur'an in the Muslim tradition as well as it is literally written in the original Arabic, but is not often taught in Mosque around the world for other, likely discriminatory, reasons.
In Rabbinic [[Judaism]], Ishmael has generally been viewed as wicked, though repentant<ref name="EoR-Ishmael"/> (whereas Christianity omits any reference to repentance, which is sourced in the [[Talmud]]ic explanation of the [[Hebrew Bible]]).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120407043305/http://www.chiefrabbi.org/UploadedFiles/thoughts/kitetse5767.pdf</ref> According to the Book of Genesis, in the Hebrew Bible, [[Isaac]] rather than Ishmael was the true heir of the Abrahamic tradition and covenant.<ref>Title= Encyclopaedia Judaica | volume10 | pg=34</ref>

In some Rabbinic traditions Ishmael is said to have had two wives; one of them named Aisha.<ref>{{cite web|title=ISHMAEL.
|url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/8251-ishmael|accessdate=2 October 2015|quote=Ishmael married a Moabitess named 'Adishah or 'Aishah (variants "'Ashiyah" and "'Aifah," Arabic names; Targ. pseudo-Jonathan to Gen. xxi. 21; Pirḳe R. El. l.c.); or, according to "Sefer ha-Yashar" (Wayera), an Egyptian named Meribah or Merisah.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Jewish Encyclopedia|page=647|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-DkyAQAAMAAJ&pg=647|accessdate=2 October 2015|quote=Ishmael married a Moabitess named 'Adishah or 'Aishah (variants "'Ashiyah" and "'Aifah," Arabic names; Targ. pseudo-Jonathan to Gen. xxi. 21; Pirḳe R. El. l.c.); or, according to "Sefer ha-Yashar" (Wayera), an Egyptian named Meribah or Merisah.|author1=Singer|first1=Isidore|last2=Adler|first2=Cyrus|year=1906}}</ref> This name corresponds to the Muslim tradition for the name of Muhammad's wife.<ref name="EoR-Ishmael"/> This is understood as a metaphoric representation of the Muslim world (first Arabs and then Turks) with Ishmael.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Berlin|first1=Adele|title=The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=384|edition=2nd|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hKAaJXvUaUoC&pg=384#v=onepage&q&f=false|accessdate=2 October 2015|quote=...In medieval Hebrew usage, Ishmael represents the muslim world (i.e., the arabs and later the turks)|isbn=9780199730049|year=2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Blenkinsopp|first1=Joseph|title=Abraham|date=2015|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jo1yCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT169|accessdate=2 October 2015|chapter=7|quote=We already know from the basic narrative that Hagar the Egyptian provided an Egyptian wife for her son and an Egyptian daughter-in-law for herself (Gen. 21:21). The wife remained nameless, but we know this would not be for long. One suggestion in Pirqe de Rabbi Eliezer (The Chapters of Rabbi Eliezer), from the eighth century, written probably under Islamic rule, is that Ishmael had two wives named Aisha and Fatima, which happen to be the names of Muhammad’s wife and daughter, respectively (Pirqe R. El. 30). Rather than coincidence, this could have been a way of emphasizing the close affinity of Islamic peoples with the great prophet and founder. At all events, Ishmael (Isma'il) became the symbol, representative, and patriarch of the Arab peoples in general and, in virtue of his noble descent and Arabian origins, of Islamic peoples...|isbn=9781467443777}}</ref>

The name of an important 2nd century CE sage—[[Ishmael ben Elisha]], known as "[[Rabbi Ishmael]]" (רבי ישמעאל), one of the [[Tannaim]]—indicates that the Biblical Ishmael enjoyed a positive image among Jews of the time.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}

Rabbinical commentators in the [[Midrash]] [[Genesis Rabbah]] also say that Ishmael's mother Hagar was the Pharaoh's daughter, thereby making Ishmael the grandson of the Pharaoh. This could be why Genesis 17:20 refers to Ishmael as the father of 12 mighty princes. According to Genesis 21:21, Hagar married Ishmael to an Egyptian woman, and if Rabbinical commentators are correct about Hagar being the daughter of the Pharaoh, his marriage to a woman selected by the Pharaoh's daughter could explain how and why his sons became princes.

However, according to other Jewish commentators, Ishmael's mother Hagar is identified with [[Keturah]], the woman Abraham married after the death of Sarah, stating that Abraham sought her out after Sarah's death. It is suggested that Keturah was Hagar's personal name, and that "Hagar" was a descriptive label meaning "stranger".<ref>[http://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/2636/jewish/The-Return-of-Hagar.htm "The Return of Hagar"], commentary on [[Chayei Sarah (parsha)|Parshah Chayei Sarah]], [[Chabad Lubavitch]].</ref><ref>[http://www.biu.ac.il/JH/Parasha/eng/chaye/sha.html "Who Was Ketura?"], [[Bar-Ilan University]]'s Parashat Hashavua Study Center, 2003.</ref><ref>[http://www.ou.org/torah/ti/5763/chayeisara63.htm "Parshat Chayei Sarah"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113015839/http://www.ou.org/torah/ti/5763/chayeisara63.htm |date=2008-11-13 }}, ''Torah Insights'', [[Orthodox Union]], 2002.</ref> This interpretation is discussed in the [[Midrash]]<ref>[[Bereshit Rabbah]] 61:4.</ref> and is supported by [[Rashi]], [[Judah Loew ben Bezalel|Gur Aryeh]], [[Keli Yakar]], and [[Obadiah of Bertinoro]]. Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Itzhaki) argues that "Keturah" was a name given to Hagar because her deeds were as beautiful as incense (hence: ''ketores''), and/or that she remained chaste from the time she was separated from Abraham—''keturah'' [ קְטוּרָה ''Q'turah'' ] derives from the [[Aramaic]] word for ''restrained''.

It is also said that Sarah was motivated by Ishmael's sexually frivolous ways because of the reference to his "making merry" (Gen. 21:9), a translation of the Hebrew word "Mitzachek". This was developed into a reference to idolatry, sexual immorality or even murder; some rabbinic sources claim that Sarah worried that Ishmael would negatively influence Isaac, or that he would demand Isaac's inheritance on the grounds of being the firstborn. Regarding the word "Mitzachek" (again in Gen. 21:9) The Jewish Study Bible by [[Oxford University Press]] says this word in this particular context is associated with; "Playing is another pun on Isaac's name (cf. 17.17; 18.12; 19.14; 26.8). Ishmael was 'Isaacing', or 'taking Isaac's place'."<ref>{{cite book |author1=Adele Berlin |author2=Marc Zvi Brettler |title=The Jewish Study Bible |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2004 |isbn=9780195297515 |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=aDuy3p5QvEYC&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=isaacing&source=bl&ots=YJis0Ifu28&sig=jIlZLzxfow_p98d6aKpbdtAf3WY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9K3dT6RckI3pAaaGiZAL&ved=0CEcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=isaacing 44] }}</ref> Also others take a more positive view, emphasizing Hagar's piety, noting that she was "the one who had sat by the well and besought him who is the life of the worlds, saying 'look upon my misery'".<ref name="dict">Jeffrey, David L., ''A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature'', Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1992, p. 326 {{ISBN|0-8028-3634-8}}</ref>


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This article is about the religious figure. For other uses, see Ishmael (disambiguation).
"Ismail" redirects here. For other uses, see Ismail (disambiguation).
Ishmael
A depiction of Hagar, the Egyptian, and Ishmael in the Arabian desert by François-Joseph Navez.
Prophet, Patriarch, Apostle to Arabia, Father of the Arabs
Venerated inJudaism
Christianity
Islam
Bahá'í Faith
InfluencesAbraham
InfluencedIshmaelites and Muslims

Ishmael (Hebrew: Template:Hebrew, Modern: Yišma‘el, Tiberian: Yišemāʻēl (ISO 259-3), Yišmaˁel, "God hears"; Greek: Ἰσμαήλ Ismaēl; Classical/Qur'anic Arabic: إِسْمَٰعِيْل; Modern Arabic: إِسْمَاعِيْل ʾIsmāʿīl; Latin: Ismael) is a figure in the Tanakh and the Quran and was Abraham's first son according to Jews, Christians and Muslims. Ishmael was born to Abraham's and Sarah's handmaiden Hagar (Hājar). (Genesis 16:3). According to the Genesis account, he died at the age of 137 (Genesis 25:17).[1]

The Book of Genesis and Islamic traditions consider Ishmael to be the ancestor of the Ishmaelites and patriarch of Qaydār. According to Muslim tradition, Ishmael the Patriarch and his mother Hagar are said to be buried next to the Kaaba in Mecca.[2]

Etymology

Cognates of Hebrew Yishma'el existed in various ancient Semitic cultures,[3] including early Babylonian and Minæan.[1] It is a theophoric name translated literally as "God (El) has hearkened", suggesting that "a child so named was regarded as the fulfillment of a divine promise".[3]

Genesis narrative

The dismissal of Hagar, by Pieter Pietersz Lastman.

This is the account of Ishmael from Genesis Chapters 16, 17, 21, 25

Birth

In Genesis 16, the birth of Ishmael was planned by the Patriarch Abraham's first wife, who at that time was known as Sarai. She and her husband Abram (Abraham) sought a way to have children in order to fulfill the Abrahamic covenant that was established in Genesis 15. Sarai was 75 years old and had yet to bear Abraham a child. She had the idea to offer her Egyptian handmaiden Hagar to her husband, so that they could have a child by her. Abraham took Hagar as his wife,[4] and conceived a child with her.

Genesis 16:7–16 describes the naming of Ishmael, and God's promise to Hagar concerning Ishmael and his descendants. This occurred at the well of Beer-lahai-roi, located in the desert region between Abraham’s settlement and Shur. Hagar fled there after Sarai dealt harshly with her for showing contempt for her mistress following her having become pregnant. At the well, Hagar encountered an angel of God who said to her "Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD has listened to your affliction. He shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen." Abraham was blessed so that his descendants would be as numerous as the dust of the earth. God would make of Ishmael a great nation, because he was of the seed of Abraham. However God told Hagar that her son would be a warrior, living in conflict with his relatives. When Ishmael was born, Abraham was 86 years old.

Inheritance, rights and the first circumcision

See also: Account of Isaac in the Hebrew Bible

When he was 13 years old, Ishmael was circumcised at the same time as all other males in Abraham's house becoming a part of the covenant in a mass circumcision. His father Abram, given the new name "Abraham," was also at this time, at the age of 99, initiated into the covenant by having himself and the males of his entire household circumcised (Genesis 17).

At the time of the covenant, God informed Abraham that his wife Sarah would give birth to a son, whom he was instructed to name Isaac. God told Abraham that He would establish his covenant through Isaac, and when Abraham inquired as to Ishmael's role, God answers that Ishmael has been blessed and that He "will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation." (Genesis 17). God also mentioned that "He will be a wild donkey of a man, His hand will be against everyone, And everyone's hand will be against him; And he will live to the east of all his brothers."(Genesis 16).

A year later, Ishmael's half-brother Isaac was born to Abraham by his first wife Sarah when she was 90 years old (Genesis 17:17), after she had ceased showing any signs of fertility (Genesis 18:11).

On the day of feasting during which Abraham celebrated the weaning of Isaac, Ishmael was "mocking" or "playing with" Isaac (the Hebrew word מְצַחֵֽק [mə·ṣa·ḥêq],[5] thought to be from the root צָחַק [tsachaq],[6] is said to be ambiguous[7])[1] and Sarah asked Abraham to expel Ishmael and his mother, saying: "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."[8][9] This proposition was grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son and the bondwoman, Hagar. Abraham agreed only after God told him that "in Isaac your seed shall be called", and that He would "make a nation of the son of the bondwoman" Ishmael, since he was a descendant of Abraham (Genesis 21:11–13), God having previously told Abraham "I will establish My covenant with [Isaac]," making reference to the Ishmaelite nation as well (Genesis 17:18–21).

Hagar and Ishmael in the Desert, by Grigory Ugryumov (c. 1785).

At the age of 14, Ishmael was freed along with his mother. The Lord’s covenant made clear Ishmael was not to inherit Abraham’s house and that Isaac would be the seed of the covenant: "Take your son, your only son, whom you love and go to the region of Moriah." (Genesis 22:2–8) Abraham gave Ishmael and his mother a supply of bread and water and sent them away. Hagar entered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba where the two soon ran out of water and Hagar, not wanting to witness the death of her son, set the boy some distance away from herself, and wept. "And God heard the voice of the lad" and sent his angel to tell Hagar, "Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation." And God "opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water", from which she drew to save Ishmael's life and her own. "And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer." (Genesis 21:14–21)

Descendants

Main article: Ishmaelites

After roaming the wilderness for some time, Ishmael and his mother settled in the Desert of Paran, where he became an expert in archery. Eventually, his mother found him a wife from the land of Egypt.[10] They had twelve sons who each became tribal chiefs throughout the regions from Havilah to Shur (from Assyria to the border of Egypt).[11] His sons were:[12]

  1. Nebaioth (נבית)
  2. Kedar (קדר), father of the Qedarites, a northern Arab tribe that controlled the area between the Persian Gulf and the Sinai Peninsula. According to tradition, he is the ancestor of the Quraysh tribe, and thus of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.[13]
  3. Adbeel (אדבאל), established a tribe in northwest Arabia.
  4. Mibsam (מבשם)
  5. Mishma (משמע)
  6. Dumah (דומה)
  7. Massa (משא) father of a nomadic tribe that inhabited the Arabian desert toward Babylonia.
  8. Hadad (חדד)
  9. Tema (תימא)
  10. Jetur (יטור)
  11. Naphish (נפיש)
  12. Kedemah (קדמה)

Ishmael also had one known daughter, Mahalath or Basemath, the third wife of Esau.[14]

Ishmael also appeared with Isaac at the burial of Abraham.[15] Ishmael died at the age of 137.[16]

Family tree

Family of Ishmael
Terah
SarahAbrahamHagarNahorHaran
MilcahLotIscah
Ishmael
7 sonsBethuel1st daughter2nd daughter
IsaacRebeccaLabanMoabitesAmmonites
Jacob
1. Nebaioth
2. Kedar
3. Adbeel
4. Mibsam
5. Mishma
6. Dumah
7. Massa
8. Hadar
9. Tema
10. Jetur
11. Naphish
12. Kedemah
EsauAdhah
Aholibamah
Mahalath/Basemath
ReuelJeushJaalamKorahEliphaz

World views

Historians and academics in the fields of linguistics and source criticism believe that the stories of Ishmael belong to the three strata of J, or Yahwist source, the P, or Priestly source, and the E, or Elohist source (See Documentary hypothesis).[1] For example, The narration in Genesis 16 is of J type and the narration in Genesis 21:8–21 is of E type.[17]

Jewish and Islamic traditions consider Ishmael to be the ancestor of Arab people.[18]

Pre-Islamic Arabia

Some Pre-Islamic poetry mentions Ishmael, his father Abraham, and the sacrifice story, such as the Pre-Islamic poet "Umayyah Ibn Abi As-Salt", who said in one of his poems: بكره لم يكن ليصبر عنه أو يراه في معشر أقتال ([The sacrifice] of his first-born of whose separation he [Abraham] could not bear neither could he see him surrounded in foes).[19][20][21]

"Zayd ibn Amr" was another Pre-Islamic figure who refused idolatry and preached monotheism, claiming it was the original belief of their [Arabs] father Ishmael.[22][23]

Also, some of the tribes of Central West Arabia called themselves the "people of Abraham and the offspring of Ishmael", as evidenced by a common opening of speeches and harangues of reconciliation between rival tribes in that area.[24][25]

Judaism

See also: Isaac in Jewish traditions

In Rabbinic Judaism, Ishmael has generally been viewed, but not technically viewed and this must be understood as having a flawed background in being the surrogate, or illegitimate child, of Abram through Sarai out of selfishness. It ultimately lies with Sarai who is also a flawed woman for his birth, and upbringing by a servant woman. [3] Moreover, according to the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, Isaac is considered to be the legitimate son of Abraham, and is the promised child by God in inheriting the covenant. This is also reflected in the Qur'an in the Muslim tradition as well as it is literally written in the original Arabic, but is not often taught in Mosque around the world for other, likely discriminatory, reasons.

Islam

See also: Ishmael in Islam and Hagar in Islam

Ishmael is recognized as an important prophet and patriarch of Islam. Muslims believe that Ishmael was the firstborn of Abraham, born to him from his second wife Hagar. Ishmael is recognized by Muslims as the ancestor of several prominent Arab tribes and being the forefather of Muhammad.[26] Muslims also believe that Muhammad was the descendant of Ishmael that would establish a great nation, as promised by God in the Old Testament.[27][28]

Ishmael in the Quran

Ishmael is mentioned over ten times in the Quran,[29][30] often alongside other patriarchs and prophets of ancient times. Ishmael is mentioned together with Elisha and Dhul-Kifl as one of "the patiently enduring and righteous, whom God caused to enter into his mercy."[31] It is also said of Lot, Elisha, Jonah and Ishmael, that God gave each one "preference above the worlds".[32] These references to Ishmael are, in each case, part of a larger context in which other holy prophets are mentioned. In other chapters of the Quran, however, which date from the Medina period, Ishmael is mentioned closely with his father Abraham: Ishmael stands alongside Abraham in their attempt to set up the Kaaba in Mecca as a place of monotheistic pilgrimage[33] and Abraham thanks God for granting him Ishmael and Isaac in his old age.[34] Ishmael is further mentioned alongside the patriarchs who had been given revelations[35] and Jacob's sons promised to follow the faith of their forefathers, "Abraham, Ishmael and Isaac", when testifying their faith.[36] In the narrative of the near-sacrifice of Abraham's son,[37] the son is not named and, although the general interpretation is that it was Ishmael, Tabari[38] maintained that it was Isaac. Most modern commentators, however, regard the son's identification as least important in a narrative which is given for its moral lesson.[39]

Ishmael in Muslim literature

Abraham sacrificing his son, Ishmael; and Abraham cast into fire by Nimrod. A miniature in the 16th-century manuscript Zubdat Al-Tawarikh.

The commentaries on the Quran and the numerous collections of Stories of the Prophets flesh out the Islamic perspective of Ishmael and detail what they describe as his integral part in setting up the Kaaba. According to Muslim tradition, Ishmael was buried at the Hijr near the Kaaba, inside the Sacred Mosque.[40]

In Islamic belief, Abraham had prayed to God for a son and God heard his prayer. Muslim exegesis states that Sarah asked Abraham to marry her Egyptian handmaiden Hagar because she herself was barren.[26] Hagar soon bore Ishmael, who was the first son of Abraham. God then instructed Abraham to take his wife Hagar and their baby Ishmael out in to the desert and to leave them there. He did so taking them to the location of the Kaaba’s foundations (which now was in ruins) and as he turned away from Hagar and started to walk away she called out to him and asked “Why are you leaving us here?” to which Abraham didn’t reply the first two times she asked. She then changed her question and asked “Did God command you to do this?” to which Abraham stopped, turned around, looked back and replied “Yes.” and she responded “Then God will provide for us.” Abraham then continued on his return journey back to Sarah. In the desert, the baby Ishmael cried with thirst.[26] His mother placed him in the shade under a bush and went in a frantic search for water, which resulted in her running seven times between the Safa and Marwah hills trying to find a source of water or a passing caravan who she could trade with for water. Hagar, not finding any sources of water and fearing the death of her baby, sat down and cried asking for God’s help. God sent angel Gabriel to her informing her to lift up her baby and when she did, she noticed that his feet had scratched the ground allowing a spring of water to bubble up to the surface. Hagar quickly shifted the ground to form a well around the spring to contain the water forming the Zamzam well. Hagar refilled the bottle with water and gave her baby a drink. This spring became known to caravans that traveled through Arabia and Hagar negotiated deals with them for supplies in exchange for the water. From her actions, the city of Mecca (originally Becca or Baca in Hebrew) grew, and attracted settlers who stayed and provided protection for her and Ishmael as well as being sources of various goods brought in and exchanged with visiting caravans. To commemorate the blessing of the Zamzam well which God gave to Hagar and Ishmael, Muslims run between the Safa and Marwah hills retracing Hagar’s steps on her search for water, during the rites of Hajj.[26]

Abraham returned and visited Ishmael at various times throughout his life. At one time, according to a tradition of Muhammad, Abraham had arrived when his son was out and Abraham visited with Ishmael’s wife. Abraham decided to leave before seeing his son, but based upon the complaints Ishmael’s wife made in response to his questions, he gave her a message to give to her husband when he returned home, which was “change his threshold.” When Ishmael arrived that night, he asked if they had had any visitors, and was informed by his wife of the man who had visited and what he said. Ishmael understood his father and explained to his wife that the visitor was his father and he had been instructed to divorce his wife and find a better one, which Ishmael did. Some time after this, Abraham returned to visit Ishmael and again Ishmael was out. Abraham talked with Ishmael’s new wife and found her answers indicated faith in God and contentment with her husband. Abraham again had to leave before he saw his son, but left him the message to “keep his threshold.” When Ishmael returned that night, he again asked if there had been any visitors and was informed of Abraham’s visit. Ishmael told his wife who it was that had come to visit and that he approved of her and their marriage.

On one of his visits to Mecca, Abraham is said to have asked his son to help him build the requested Kaaba.[41] Islamic traditions hold that the Kaaba was first built by Adam and that Abraham and Ishmael rebuilt the Kaaba on the old foundations.[42] As Ishmael grew up in Arabia, he is said to have become fluent in Arabic. In the genealogical trees that the early scholars drew,[43] Ishmael was considered the ancestor of the Northern Arabs and Muhammad was linked to him through the lineage of the patriarch Adnan. Ishmael may also have been the ancestor of the Southern Arabs through his descendant Qahtan.

Christianity

See also: Hagar in Christian tradition and Isaac in the New Testament

In early and modern Christian thought, it is nearly identical to the view taken by early, and modern Jewish thought in that Ishmael is considered a sort of surrogate child, or in archaic terms, an illegitimate child born of an ancient servant, or slave woman, named Hagar the Egyptian Woman as found in the following chapters, and in verses of the Hebrew Bible; as well as in the Christian Old Testament: Genesis 16:1-16, and regarding the birth of Isaac (Abram/Abraham/Ibraham's legitimate son) in Genesis 17:15-27, and Genesis 21:1-21.[44][45][46] In regarding the near-sacrifice of Isaac, in Genesis 22:1-24.[47] And in regards to Ishmael with respect to the twelve princes (his biological sons later in life), Genesis 25:1-18.[48]

Bahá'í Faith

The Bahá'í writings state that it was Ishmael, and not Isaac, who was the son that Abraham almost sacrificed.[49] However, the Bahá'í writings also state that the name is unimportant as either could be used: the importance is that both were symbols of sacrifice.[50] According to Shoghi Effendi, there has also been another Ishmael, a prophet of Israel, commonly known as Samuel.[51]

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c d Gigot, Francis. "Ismael". Catholic Encyclopedia (1913). 8.
  2. ^ Gibb, Hamilton A.R. and Kramers, J.H. (1965) Shorter Encyclopedia of Islam. Ithaca:Cornell University Press. pp. 191–98
  3. ^ a b c Fredrick E. Greenspahn (2005). "Ishmael". In Lindsay Jones (ed.). Encyclopedia of Religion. Vol. 7. Macmillan Reference USA. pp. 4551–52. ISBN 9780028657400. ISHMAEL, or, in Hebrew, Yishmaʿeʾl; eldest son of Abraham. Ishmael's mother was Hagar, an Egyptian slave girl whom Sarah gave to Abraham because of her own infertility; in accordance with Mesopotamian law, the offspring of such a union would be credited to Sarah (Gn. 16:2). The name Yishmaʿeʾl is known from various ancient Semitic cultures and means "God has hearkened," suggesting that a child so named was regarded as the fulfillment of a divine promise. Ishmael was circumcised at the age of thirteen by Abraham and expelled with his mother at the instigation of Sarah, who wanted to ensure that Isaac would be Abraham's heir (Gn. 21). In the New Testament, Paul uses this incident to symbolize the relationship between Judaism, the older but now rejected tradition, and Christianity (Gal. 4:21–31). In the Genesis account, God blessed Ishmael, promising that he would be the founder of a great nation and a "wild ass of a man" always at odds with others (Gn. 16:12). He is credited with twelve sons, described as "princes according to their tribes" (Gn. 25:16), representing perhaps an ancient confederacy. The Ishmaelites, vagrant traders closely related to the Midianites, were apparently regarded as his descendants. The fact that Ishmael's wife and mother are both said to have been Egyptian suggests close ties between the Ishmaelites and Egypt. According to Genesis 25:17, Ishmael lived to the age of 137. Islamic tradition tends to ascribe a larger role to Ishmael than does the Bible. He is considered a prophet and, according to certain theologians, the offspring whom Abraham was commanded to sacrifice (although surah Judaism has generally regarded him as wicked, although repentance is also ascribed to him. According to some rabbinic traditions, his two wives were Aisha and Fatima, whose names are the same as those of Muhammad's wife and daughter Both Judaism and Islam see him as the ancestor of Arab peoples. Bibliography A survey of the Bible's patriarchal narratives can be found in Nahum M. Sarna's Understanding Genesis (New York, 1966). Postbiblical traditions, with reference to Christian and Islamic views, are collected in Louis Ginzberg's exhaustive Legends of the Jews, 2d ed., 2 vols., translated by Henrietta Szold and Paul Radin (Philadelphia, 2003). Frederick E. Greenspahn (1987 and 2005)
  4. ^ Genesis 16:3
  5. ^ "Hebrew Concordance: mə·ṣa·ḥêq – 2 Occurrences". biblehub.com. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  6. ^ "Strong's Hebrew: 6711. צָחַק (tsachaq) – to laugh". biblehub.com. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
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  8. ^ "Hagar". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007.
  9. ^ Genesis 25:2–6
  10. ^ Genesis 21:17–21
  11. ^ "Ishmael", Jewish Encyclopedia
  12. ^ Genesis 25:12–18
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  25. ^ The Collection of the Speeches of Arabs, volume 1, section 75
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  32. ^ Quran 6:86
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External links

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