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    5 others in the registry answer to the name Ishmael. Every Ishmael in the Bible

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    Ishmael

    יִשְׁמָעֵאל

    Ishmael, the son of Abraham and Hagar, was the ancestor of various Arab tribes. Though not the chosen heir, he was still blessed by God.

    verses
    27
    first named
    Genesis 16:11
    last named
    1 Chronicles 27:30
    period
    the Patriarchs
    tribe
    Arabia

    Description

    Who was Ishmael?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Ishmael was the first son of Abraham, born to him through Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian maidservant (Gen.16.15). His birth came after Sarah, who was barren, had given Hagar to Abraham to bear a child on her behalf. God spoke to Hagar, telling her to name the child Ishmael, meaning "God hears" (Gen.16.11).

    As he grew, Ishmael became a skilled archer (Gen.21.20). When Isaac was born to Sarah, she insisted that Abraham send Hagar and Ishmael away (Gen.21.10). God confirmed this action but promised to make Ishmael a great nation (Gen.21.13,18). Ishmael settled in the wilderness of Paran and married an Egyptian woman (Gen.21.21).

    Ishmael had twelve sons who became tribal rulers (Gen.17.20; 25.13-16). He lived to be 137 years old (Gen.25.17). Ishmael and Isaac together buried their father Abraham (Gen.25.9).

    Ishmael's descendants, the Ishmaelites, are mentioned as traders who purchased Joseph from his brothers (Gen.37.25-28; 39.1). They are also noted as skilled archers (Isa.21.17) and as enemies of Israel (Psa.83.6). One of David's warriors, Zebadiah, was the son of an Ishmaelite (1Ch.2.17; 27.30).

    Ishmael represents the ancestors of various Arab tribes. His story illustrates God's faithfulness to His promises, even to those not chosen for the primary covenant line.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Ishmael10 of 35 entities the graph connects to Ishmael, in 2 groups: kinship 2, events 8. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.AbrahamChild of · 6 events · 275 versesIsaacSibling of · 1 event · 123 versesKinshipLORD2 events · 1,004 versesEgypt2 events · 649 versesPerson1 event · 367 versesJoseph4 events · 197 versesBlessing1 event · 139 versesEsau1 event · 84 versesSarah1 event · 48 versesCircumcision1 event · 30 versesEventsIshmael

    The 10 best-attested of 35 are drawn. All 35 are listed below.

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    Stands in the same events as

    and 4 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Ishmael happensAll 3 places the claims about Ishmael reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Egypt, Machpelah, Mamre. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Ishmael there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.EgyptMachpelahMamre
    the PatriarchsAll 3 places the claims about Ishmael reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 27, across 5 books. The name is written 29 times in them.

    1. Genesis19 verses

      16:1116:1516:1617:1817:2017:2317:2517:2625:925:1225:1325:1625:1728:936:337:2537:2737:2839:1

    2. Judges1 verse

      8:24

    3. 2 Samuel1 verse

      17:25

    4. 1 Chronicles5 verses

      1:281:291:312:1727:30

    5. Psalms1 verse

      83:6

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Abraham and Ishbak, and 5 moreKeturahAbraham's concubine after Sarah's deathvia Isaac and Ishmael’s burial of Abraham and Abraham, and 1 moreSarahWife of Abraham; mother of Isaacvia Abraham and HagarSarah’s giving of HagarSarah’s giving of Hagar is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Kedemah and NaphishWar of Hagri, Jetur, Naphish, and KedemahWar of Hagri, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 5 pageable entities.via Hagar’s birthBirthBirth is a concept gathering 84 labelled instances in the text.via Joseph Brothers’ sale of JosephJosephSon of Jacob, ruler in Egyptvia Joseph Brothers’ sale of JosephJoseph BrothersJoseph Brothers is a group attested across 28 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Joseph Brothers’ sale of JosephSaleSale is a concept gathering 35 labelled instances in the text.via Isaac and MahalathEsauIsaac's firstborn son; sold birthright to Jacob; became Edom.

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    Sources

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