# 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.

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))

(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))

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Chronicles 01:28-31](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1ch/01/28)
* [2 Chronicles 23:1-3](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/2ch/23/01)
* [Genesis 16:11-12](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/16/11)
* [Genesis 25:9-11](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/25/09)
* [Genesis 25:13-16](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/25/13)
* [Genesis 37:25-26](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/37/25)

## Examples from the Bible stories: ##

* __[05-02](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/05-02)__ So Abram married Hagar. Hagar had a baby boy, and Abram named him __Ishmael__.
* __[05-04](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/05-04)__"I will make __Ishmael__  a great nation, too, but my covenant will be with Isaac."