# Ishmael #

## Facts: ##

Ishmael was the son of Abraham and the Egyptian slave Hagar. There are also several other men in the Old Testament named Ishmael.

* The name "Ishmael" means, "God hears."
* God promised to bless Abraham's son Ishmael, but he was not the son God had promised to establish his covenant with.
* God protected Hagar and Ishmael when they were sent into the desert.
* While Ishmael was living in the desert of Paran, he married an Egyptian woman.
* Ishmael son of Nethaniah was an army officer from Judah who led a group of men to kill a governor who had been appointed by the Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar.
* There are also four other men named Ishmael in the Old Testament.

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## Bible References: ##

* [1 Chronicles 01:28-31](en/tn/1ch/help/01/28)
* [2 Chronicles 23:1-3](en/tn/2ch/help/23/01)
* [Genesis 16:11-12](en/tn/gen/help/16/11)
* [Genesis 25:9-11](en/tn/gen/help/25/09)
* [Genesis 25:13-16](en/tn/gen/help/25/13)
* [Genesis 37:25-26](en/tn/gen/help/37/25)

## Examples from the Bible stories: ##

* __[05:02](en/tn/obs/help/05/02)__ So Abram married Hagar. Hagar had a baby boy, and Abram named him __Ishmael__.
* __[05:04](en/tn/obs/help/05/04)__"I will make __Ishmael__  a great nation, too, but my covenant will be with Isaac."