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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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(See also: abraham · babylon · covenant · desert · egypt · hagar · isaac · nebuchadnezzar · paran · sarah)

Bible References:

• 1 Chronicles 01:28-31
• 2 Chronicles 23:1-3
• Genesis 16:11-12
• Genesis 25:9-11
• Genesis 25:13-16
• Genesis 37:25-26

Examples from the Bible stories:

• 05-02 So Abram married Hagar. Hagar had a baby boy, and Abram named him Ishmael.
• 05-04"I will make Ishmael a great nation, too, but my covenant will be with Isaac."