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'''Ishmael''' (Hebrew '''יִשְׁמָעֵאל''') was [[Abraham]]'s first son, born of [[Hagar]] as recorded in the book of [[Genesis]] in the [[Bible]]. The boy became an archer and along with [[Isaac]], buried his father. By the time of [[Joseph]], the Ishmaelites had become slave traders. Ishmael is traditionally credited as being the forefather of the [[Arab|Arabs]].
'''Ishmael''' (Hebrew '''יִשְׁמָעֵאל''') was [[Abraham]]'s first son, born of [[Hagar]] as recorded in the book of [[Genesis]] in the [[Bible]]. The boy became an archer and along with [[Isaac]], buried his father. By the time of [[Joseph]], the Ishmaelites had become slave traders. Ishmael is traditionally credited as being the forefather of the [[Arab|Arabs]].
The name Ishmael is also familiar as that of the narrator of [[Herman Melville]]'s novel ''[[Moby-Dick]]'', the first sentence of which – "Call me Ishmael" – is one of the most famous in American literature.
[[Category:Biblical persons]]
[[Category:Biblical persons]]