ISHMAEL. 1. Son of Abraham, Gen. 16:11,15,16; 1 Chr. 1:28. Prayer of Abraham for, Gen. 17:18,20. Circumcised, Gen. 17:23-26. Promised to be the father of a nation, Gen. 16:11,12; 17:20; 21:12,13,18. Sent away by Abraham, Gen. 21:6-21. With Isaac buries his father, Gen. 25:9. Children of Gen. 25:12-18; 1 Chr. 1:29-31. Daughter of, marries Esau, Gen. 28:9; 36:2,3. Death of, Gen. 25:17,18. 2. Father of Zebadiah, 2 Chr. 19:11. 3. A son of Azel, 1 Chr. 8:38; 9:44. 4. One of the captains of hundreds, 2 Chr. 23:1. 5. A priest of the exile, Ezra 10:22. 6. A son of Nethaniah. Assassinated Gedaliah, governor of Judah under king of Babylon, and takes captive many Jews, Jer. 40:8-16; 41:1-11; 2 Kin. 25:23-25. Defeated by Johanan, and put to flight, Jer. 41:12-15.