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Ishmael
[ ish-mee-uhl, -mey- ]
noun
- (in the Bible) the son of Abraham and Hagar: both he and Hagar were cast out of Abraham's family by Sarah.
- any outcast.
Ishmael
/ ˈɪʃmeɪəl /
noun
- the son of Abraham and Hagar, Sarah's handmaid: the ancestor of 12 Arabian tribes (Genesis 21:8–21; 25:12–18)
- a bandit chieftain, who defied the Babylonian conquerors of Judah and assassinated the governor appointed by Nebuchadnezzar (II Kings 25:25; Jeremiah 40:13–41:18)
- rare.an outcast
Word History and Origins
Origin of Ishmael1
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Example Sentences
In an interview with Poynter, Ishmael explained why she chose to quit her job at Texas Tribune and how news organizations need to take greater accountability for their working environments.
It is clear that while Ishmael and Isaac end up very different people, they bear one another no ill will.
In this way, our fathers, Isaac and Ishmael, will both see their children thrive together.
Finally, when Abraham dies, Isaac and Ishmael return to bury him.
Ishmael Beah, former child soldier and author of A Long Way Gone, joined us to discuss KONY 2012 and his own experiences.
Just over a week later, on July 9, a man named Ishmael “Hoody” Kourma received six fatal gunshot wounds in Steubenville, Ohio.
They boast of having descended from Abraham through Ishmael, believing that this patriarch built Mecca and died there.
His principal children were Isaac, born of his wife by a miraculous favor of Providence, and Ishmael, born of his servant.
The fact is, that the race of Ishmael has been infinitely more favored by God than has that of Jacob.
The similitude is a calumny on the descendants of Ishmael; the fiercest Bedouin are refined and mild compared with the Apaches.
Ishmael would not rise in insurrection, even if his brother Isaac and father Abraham went to war.
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