Which Ishmael?
if your talking about "Moby Dick", he survives the sinking of his ship by climbing in to a coffin and is rescued by the Racheal, who is looking for the sailors it lost to the white whale.
Other wise I don't know who you mean.
2007-01-31 20:17:37
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answered by Stone K 6
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Uh.. what are you talking about? Biblical Ishmael? I heard he's the father of the muslims/arabian peoples. (sorry I dont know the politically correct term for it).
Issac = father of the jewish(hebrew)people.
2007-02-01 04:12:33
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answered by Rae-Rae Nikkoles <3 3
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Ishmael (Hebrew: ×ִשְ××ָעֵ××, Standard YiÅ¡maÊ¿el Tiberian YiÅ¡mÄʿêl; Arabic: إسÙ
اعÙÙ, IsmÄ'Ä«l; translates as "God will hear" {Strong's Dictionary}) was Abraham's eldest son, born by his wife's handmaiden Hagar.He is first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis as the eldest son of Abraham by Hagar, Sarah's female Egyptian maid-servant or slave. The Qur'an considers him to be one of the prophets of Islam and his mother Hagar as Abraham's second wife
In Islam, Ishmael is known as the first-born son of Abraham (Ibrahim in Arabic) from his second wife Hagar, and as an appointed prophet of God. Islamic belief holds that Abraham married Hagar, the mother of Ishmael. As a result, Ishmael was the first son of Abraham. Islam asserts that he was the one nearly sacrificed by Abraham, and not Isaac (Iss'haq in Arabic) as is told in the Old Testament. In Islamic beliefs, Abraham had prayed to God for a son ('Isma' in Arabic means 'to listen' ie answer prayer, and 'ell' is derived from the Hebrew word 'elle', meaning God). God delivered this child to Abraham, and later tested Abraham's faith by asking him to sacrifice his only son at the time. However, just as Abraham was to kill his only son, God halted him, praised him for his loyalty, and commanded him to sacrifice a ram instead. This leads to the Muslim practice of sacrificing domesticated animals such as sheep, goats or cows, on the celebration to mark this event known as Eid ul-Adha.
2007-02-01 04:45:02
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answered by aley 1
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