# יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yishmael)

Israeli respelling: yish-ma-el. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H3458. 44 Old Testament occurrences.

Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites

King James renderings: Ishmael.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/yishmael-h3458

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 16:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/16/11) — And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LO…
- [Genesis 16:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/16/15) — And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
- [Genesis 16:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/16/16) — And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
- [Genesis 17:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/17/18) — And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
- [Genesis 17:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/17/20) — And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve pr…
- [Genesis 17:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/17/23) — And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of…
- [Genesis 17:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/17/25) — And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
- [Genesis 17:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/17/26) — In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
- [Genesis 25:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/25/9) — And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Ma…
- [Genesis 25:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/25/12) — Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
- [Genesis 25:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/25/13) — And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Ked…
- [Genesis 25:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/25/16) — These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
- [Genesis 25:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/25/17) — And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered…
- [Genesis 28:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/28/9) — Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, t…
- [Genesis 36:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/36/3) — And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
- [2 Kings 25:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/25/23) — And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedal…
- [2 Kings 25:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/25/25) — But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with…
- [1 Chronicles 1:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/1/28) — The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.
- [1 Chronicles 1:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/1/29) — These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
- [1 Chronicles 1:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/1/31) — Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
- [1 Chronicles 8:38](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/8/38) — And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons…
- [1 Chronicles 9:44](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/9/44) — And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of A…
- [2 Chronicles 19:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/19/11) — And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Ju…
- [2 Chronicles 23:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/23/1) — And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son o…
- [Ezra 10:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/10/22) — And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
- [Jeremiah 40:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/40/8) — Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son o…
- [Jeremiah 40:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/40/14) — And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But…
- [Jeremiah 40:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/40/15) — Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Net…
- [Jeremiah 40:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/40/16) — But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.
- [Jeremiah 41:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/41/1) — Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the…
- [Jeremiah 41:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/41/2) — Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with t…
- [Jeremiah 41:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/41/3) — Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of w…
- [Jeremiah 41:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/41/6) — And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he…
- [Jeremiah 41:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/41/7) — And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the…
- [Jeremiah 41:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/41/8) — But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of…
- [Jeremiah 41:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/41/9) — Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had m…
- [Jeremiah 41:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/41/10) — Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people that rem…
- [Jeremiah 41:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/41/11) — But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Ne…
- [Jeremiah 41:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/41/12) — Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.
- [Jeremiah 41:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/41/13) — Now it came to pass, that when all the people which were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces tha…
- [Jeremiah 41:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/41/14) — So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.
- [Jeremiah 41:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/41/15) — But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites.
- [Jeremiah 41:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/41/16) — Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recov…
- [Jeremiah 41:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/41/18) — Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the…