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# Ishmael #
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## Facts: ##
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Ishmael was the son of Abraham and the Egyptian slave Hagar. There were several other men in the Old Testament named Ishmael.
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* The name "Ishmael" means "God hears."
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* 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.
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* There were also four other men named Ishmael in the Old Testament.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names ](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names ))
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(See also: [Abraham ](../other/abraham.md ), [Babylon ](../other/babylon.md ), [covenant ](../kt/covenant.md ), [desert ](../other/desert.md ), [Egypt ](../other/egypt.md ), [Hagar ](../other/hagar.md ), [Isaac ](../other/isaac.md ), [Nebuchadnezzar ](../other/nebuchadnezzar.md ), [Paran ](../other/paran.md ), [Sarah ](../other/sarah.md ))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [1 Chronicles 01:28-31 ](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/01/28 )
* [2 Chronicles 23:1-3 ](rc://en/tn/help/2ch/23/01 )
* [Genesis 16:11-12 ](rc://en/tn/help/gen/16/11 )
* [Genesis 25:9-11 ](rc://en/tn/help/gen/25/09 )
* [Genesis 25:13-16 ](rc://en/tn/help/gen/25/13 )
* [Genesis 37:25-26 ](rc://en/tn/help/gen/37/25 )
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## Examples from the Bible stories: ##
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* __[05:02](rc://en/tn/help/obs/05/02)__ So Abram married Hagar. Hagar had a baby boy, and Abram named him __Ishmael__ .
* __[05:04](rc://en/tn/help/obs/05/04)__ "I will make __Ishmael__ a great nation, too, but my covenant will be with Isaac."
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## Word Data:##
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* Strong's: H3458, H3459