יִשְׁמָעֵאל

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.23;

son of: Nethaniah (H5418)

§ Ishmael = "God will hear"

1) son of Abraham and Sarah's handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples

2) son of Nethaniah and the murderer of Gedaliah

3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Azel a descendant of Saul through Meribbaal or Mephibosheth

4) a Judaite, father of Zebadiah

5) a Judaite, son of Johanan and one of the captains who aided Jehoiada in restoring Joash to the throne