Ishmael, son of abraham through hagar, according to the three great abrahamic religions— judaism, christianity, and islam After the birth of isaac, another son of abraham, through sarah, ishmael and his mother were banished to the desert. Ishmael, abraham's first son through hagar, sara's handmaiden, is a significant figure in the abrahamic religions (genesis 16:3) He lived to be 137 years old (genesis 25:17) and is traditionally considered the forefather of the arab peoples. Ishmael is considered a patriarch of islam based upon legends that have developed around him and information found in the qur’an But what does the bible tell us about ishmael
Ishmael was the firstborn son of abraham God had appeared to abraham and promised that he would have a son and that he would be the father of many nations (genesis 15). He was born to abraham by his slave, hagar Sarah, abraham’s wife, believed that since she was old and barren, god’s promise of children to abraham could only be fulfilled through hagar Abraham is one of the most important figures in the old testament. Son of the maidservant hagar, ishmael was the firstborn and is considered to be the father of the arabic nations
Banished from his father’s home, ishmael had his ups and downs, but ultimately he repented and was considered righteous. יִשְׁמָעֵאל, yishma'el) means god hears or god will hear. this name reflects the circumstances surrounding his birth and the divine promise given to his mother, hagar Ishmael is a significant figure in the old testament, primarily found in the book of genesis. The name “ismael”, which occurs also in early babylonian and in minan, was given to the child before its birth (gen., xvi, 11), and means Ishmael’s descendants are called ishmaelites He was born at mamre, when abraham was 86 years of age, 11 years after abram’s arrival in canaan (gen
Now sarai [sarah], abram’s wife had borne him no children, and she had an egyptian maid whose name was hagar.
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