The Genealogies

Patriarchal

Ishmael

Genesis identifies Ishmael as Abraham's son and says his sons were twelve princes according to their nations.

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.

In Scripture

Place in the Line

Ishmael is not in the parsed line to Jesus.