Ishmael

Family: Ishmaelites · Role: son of Abram and Hagar · First appears: Genesis 16

At Shur in Genesis 16, God foretold through Hagar that her son would be named Ishmael. Hagar bore him to Abraham, and Abraham gave him the name Ishmael: “And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.” In Genesis 17, God blessed Ishmael and promised that he would become exceedingly fruitful, father twelve princes, and form a great nation; Abraham circumcised him with the men of his household.

By Genesis 25, Ishmael had sons including Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. He died at the age of 137, and Abraham was buried by his sons Isaac and Ishmael in the cave of Machpelah. His daughters included Mahalath and Bashemath; Mahalath was the sister of Nebajoth, and Esau took her as his wife.

Relationship record

Life events

• God foretells Hagar’s son and commands that he be named Ishmael.(Genesis 16 · 📍 Shur)
  • With: God Hagar
  • “And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.”
• Hagar bears Abram a son, and Abram names him Ishmael.(Genesis 16)
  • With: Abraham Hagar
  • “And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.”
• God blessed Ishmael and promised to make him fruitful and exceedingly numerous.(Genesis 17)
  • With: God
  • “And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly”
• Ishmael died after living one hundred thirty-seven years.(Genesis 25)
  • “And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.”

Genesis 16

• parent: Hagar “And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.”
• parent: Abraham “And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.”

Genesis 17

• blesser: God “And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.”
• with Abraham (Abraham circumcised Ishmael.) “And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.”

Genesis 25

• parent: Abraham “Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:”
• child: Nebajoth “These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,”
• child: Kedar “These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,”
• child: Adbeel “These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,”
• child: Mibsam “These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,”
• child: Mishma “And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,”
• child: Dumah “And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,”
• child: Massa “And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,”
• child: Hadar “Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:”
• child: Tema “Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:”
• child: Jetur “Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:”
• child: Naphish “Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:”
• child: Kedemah “Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:”
• with Abraham (Ishmael buried Abraham.) “And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;”

Genesis 28

• child: Mahalath “Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.”

Genesis 36

• child: Bashemath “Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter”

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Extracted from the original text of The Five Books of Moses. Made with Rho MD.