Ishmael

Definitions

1. The eldest son of Abraham and his wife's handmaiden Hagar who were cast out after the birth of Isaac; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs via the Ishmaelites.
2. An outcast.
3. A male given name from Hebrew.

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Examples

“And Hagar bare Abram a ſonne: and Abram called his ſonnes name⟳, which Hagar bare, Iſhmael.”

“Call⟳ me Ishmael.”

“His new friend was evidently a young Ishmael — his hand against every man and every man's hand against him.”

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