masculine Ishmael

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Name Root:
yishmâ‛ê'l > YISHMA'EL
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This name derives from the Hebrew “Yishmâ’ê’l > Yishma’el,” meaning “God will hear.” There are several characters in the bible including: 1) Yishma’el was a son of Abraham and Sarah’s handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples. 2) He was a son of Nethaniah and the murderer of Gedaliah. 3) He was a Benjamite, one of the sons of Azel, a descendant of Saul through Meribbaal or Mephibosheth. 4) He was a Judahite, father of Zebadiah.

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