Ishmael

Ishmael was the first son of Abraham, the common patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, through his wife Sara's handmaiden Hagar (Genesis 16:3). According to the Genesis account, he died at the age of 137 (Genesis 25:17). According to biblical tradition, he is the ancestor of the Arabs.

This article is about the religious figure. For other uses, see Ishmael (disambiguation) and Ismail (disambiguation).
Ishmael
יִשְׁמָעֵאל
Ishmael, watercolour by James Tissot, as in Genesis 21:20: "And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer."
TitleProphet, Patriarch, Apostle to Arabia, Father of the Arabs
Personal
ReligionJudaism
Christianity
Islam
ChildrenSee descendants
Parents
RelativesIsaac (half-brother/half-cousin)
Sarah (half-aunt/step-mother)
Haran (uncle)
Nahor (uncle)
Milcah (cousin)
Lot (cousin)
Bethuel (cousin)
Rebekah (half-sister-in-law)
Jacob (half-nephew)
Esau (half-nephew/son-in-law)
Reuel (grandson/half-grandnephew)
Nahath (great-grandson/half-great-grandnephew)
Zerah (great-grandson/half-great-grandnephew)
Shammah (great-grandson/half-great-grandnephew)
Mizzah (great-grandson/half-great-grandson)

Within Islam, Ishmael is regarded as a prophet and the ancestor of the Ishmaelites (Hagarenes or Adnanites) and patriarch of Qaydār.

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