First son of Hagar and Abraham, he was the older half-brother to Isaac. Genesis reports that he was disinherited by Abraham and that he and his mother were cast out of Abraham's clan because of bad relations between his mother and Sarah, Abraham's first wife. His name means "man of God."
Son of Jewish patriarch Abraham and the maidservant Hagar (Genesis 16). According to both Jewish and Islamic tradition, he is the ancestor of the Arabs.
the son of Abram and Hagar; the father of the Arabs.
(Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes
the son of Abraham, the first Prophet of Islam. Ishmael was nearly sacrificed by his father when Allah told him to do so. At the last minute, Ishmael was spared.
Ishmael is the son of Abraham and Hagar. Ishmael literally means, "God hears."
The son of Abraham and Hagar; he was not the son of the promise; he and his mother were expelled by Sarah and Abraham. See Chapter 2.
Ishmael (Hebrew: יִשְ×מָעֵ×ל, Standard Tiberian ; Arabic: إسماعيل, IsmÄ'Ä«l; translates as "God will hear" {Strong's Dictionary}) was Abraham's eldest son, born by his wife's handmaiden Hagar.
In the Book of Mormon, Ishmael is the righteous friend of the prophet Lehi in Jerusalem. When Lehi takes his family into the wilderness, Lehi brings Ishmael and his family too. The daughters of Ishmael marry the sons of Lehi, but the sons of Ishmael join Laman and Lemuel in their rebellion against Nephi.
Ishmael (Rev Ian Smale) was born in 1950. He has had an international ministry since playing in the acoustic duo Ishmael and Andy http://friends.afterthefire.co.uk/dits-ch05.htm * with Andy Piercy starting in 1970. His innovative musical styles and enthusiasm for his faith have influenced many people of all ages to become Christians or to have a deeper experience in their Christianity such as being filled with the Holy Spirit or getting healed.