The Genealogies

Patriarchal

Ishmael

Gustave Doré engraving: the expulsion of hagar.
The Expulsion of Hagar · Gustave Doré, Doré Bible Gallery (1866)
Era
Patriarchal
Tribe
Before the Tribes
Father
Abraham
Mother
Hagar

Other Descendants

Twelve princes and nations

People Group

Genesis lists Ishmael's sons and describes them as twelve princes according to their nations. Later tradition commonly associates Ishmael with Arab peoples; this site presents that as tradition, not as a direct statement of Genesis.

Traditional association with Arab peoples; Genesis itself states sons, princes, villages, encampments, and nations.

Biography

Ishmael was born to Abram by Hagar when Abram was 86 years old .

God promised to make him fruitful and to multiply him greatly, while naming the covenant line through Isaac .

Depicted in Doré

Gustave Doré engraving: hagar in the wilderness.
Hagar in the Wilderness · Gustave Doré, Doré Bible Gallery (1866)

In Scripture

Place in the Line

Ishmael is not in the line to Jesus.