From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Ishmael (disambiguation). Ismail redirects here. For the figures role in Islam, see Ishmael in Islam. For other uses, see Ismail (disambiguation). Ishmael Navez Agar et Ismaël.jpg A depiction of Hagar and Ishmael in the desert by François-Joseph Navez Prophet, Patriarch, Father of the Arabs, Constructor of the Kaaba, Apostle to Arabia Born Canaan Died Arabia Honored in Judaism Christianity Islam Bahai Faith Influences Abraham Ishmael Hebrew: יִשְׁמָעֵאל, Modern Yishmael Tiberian Yišmāʻēl ISO 259-3 Yišmaˁel; (Arabic: إسماعيل ʾIsmāʿīl; Greek: Ἰσμαήλ Ismaēl; Latin: Ismael) is a figure in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran, and was Abrahams first son according to Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Ishmael was born of Abrahams marriage to Sarahs handmaiden Hagar (Genesis 16:3). According to the Genesis account, he died at the age of 137 (Genesis 25:17).[1] The Book of Genesis and Islamic traditions consider Ishmael to be the ancestor of the Ishmaelites.
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