Ishmael
Ishmael was the first son of Abraham, the common patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, through his wife Sara's handmaiden Hagar (Genesis 16:3). According to the Genesis account, he died at the age of 137 (Genesis 25:17).
Ishmael | |
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יִשְׁמָעֵאל | |
Ishmael, watercolour by James Tissot, as in Genesis 21:20: "And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer." | |
| Title | Prophet, Patriarch, Apostle to Arabia, Father of the Arabs |
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| Religion | Judaism Christianity Islam |
| Children | See descendants |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Isaac (half-brother) |
Within Islam, Ishmael is regarded as a prophet and the ancestor of the Ishmaelites (Hagarenes or Arabs) and patriarch of Qaydār.
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