Ishmael

Ish·ma·el¹ (

l, -m

In the Bible, the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac. He is traditionally considered to be the forebear of the Arabs.

Ish·ma·el² (

l, -m

An outcast.

[After Ishmael.]

Ishmael [ˈɪʃmeɪəl]

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the son of Abraham and Hagar, Sarah's handmaid: the ancestor of 12 Arabian tribes (Genesis 21:8-21; 25:12-18)

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) a bandit chieftain, who defied the Babylonian conquerors of Judah and assassinated the governor appointed by Nebuchadnezzar (II Kings 25:25; Jeremiah 40:13-41:18)

3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) Rare an outcast

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Noun	1.	Ishmael - (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
	2.	Ishmael - a person who is rejected (from society or home) castaway, outcast, pariah unfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortune heretic, misbeliever, religious outcast - a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church leper - a pariah who is avoided by others Harijan, untouchable - belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India

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Bible castaway Hagar Harijan heretic Ishmaelite leper literature Misbeliever outcast pariah pervasiveness religious outcast unfortunate unfortunate person untouchable	If then, Sir William Jones, who read in thirty languages, could not read the simplest peasant's face, in its profounder and more subtle meanings, how may unlettered Ishmael hope to read the awful Chaldee of the Sperm Whale's brow? Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context went the voices from within; and, to John, this was like the end of all Christian observances, for he was now to be a wild man like Ishmael, and his life was to be cast in homeless places and with godless people. Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context To the enquiries of Athelstane and Cedric, the old Jew could for some time only answer by invoking the protection of all the patriarchs of the Old Testament successively against the sons of Ishmael, who were coming to smite them, hip and thigh, with the edge of the sword. Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context	Ischiocerite Ischion Ischiopodite Ischiorectal ischium Ischuretic Ischury ISD ISDN Ise Bay isentropic Isentropic lines Isere Isère Isere River Iserlohn Isethionic Iseult Isfahan ish ish kabbible Isherwood Ishiguro Ishikari Bay Ishim Ishmael Ishmaelite Ishmaelitish Ishtar ISI Isiac Isicle Isidor Feinstein Stone Isidore Auguste Marie Francois Comte Isidore of Seville Isidorian Isidorus of Miletus isinglass Isis Isk-=*ubreve.gif=-r Iskander Bey ISKCON Iskenderun Isl. Isla de la Juventud Islam Islam Nation Islamabad Islamic Islamic Army of Aden Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan	Ishinomaki Ishinomaki, Miyagi Ishiocavernosus Ishiocavernosus muscle ISHIP ISHJ Ishk Ishkashim Ishkashim District Ishkashmi Ishkashmis ISHKB Ishkov, Aleksandr Ishkov, Aleksandr Akimovich Ishkur Ishkur Ishkuzai Ishkuzai ishkyldite ISHL Ishlinskii, Aleksandr Ishlinskii, Aleksandr Iulevich ISHLL ISHLT ISHM ISHM Testbed and Prototypes Ishmael Ishmael b. Elisha Ishmael ben Elisha Ishmaelite Ishmaelite Ishmaelites Ishmaelites Ishmaelitish Ishmaelitism Ishmaiah ISHME Ishmeelite Ishmeelite Ishmeelites Ishmeelites ISHMPR ISHMRS Ishmurat, Riza Ishmurat, Riza Fakhrutdinovich ISHN ISHNC ISHNE ISHO ISHOF ISHOP ISHOPC ISHOPD ISHOPI

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If then, Sir William Jones, who read in thirty languages, could not read the simplest peasant's face, in its profounder and more subtle meanings, how may unlettered Ishmael hope to read the awful Chaldee of the Sperm Whale's brow?

Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context

went the voices from within; and, to John, this was like the end of all Christian observances, for he was now to be a wild man like Ishmael, and his life was to be cast in homeless places and with godless people.

Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context

To the enquiries of Athelstane and Cedric, the old Jew could for some time only answer by invoking the protection of all the patriarchs of the Old Testament successively against the sons of Ishmael, who were coming to smite them, hip and thigh, with the edge of the sword.

Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context

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