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Ishmael

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Noun

1. ishmael

(Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes

2. castaway, ishmael, outcast, pariah

a person who is rejected (from society or home)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ishmael

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noun
1. 
the son of Abraham and Hagar, Sarah's handmaid: the ancestor of 12 Arabian tribes (Genesis 21:8–21; 25:12–18)
2. 
a bandit chieftain, who defied the Babylonian conquerors of Judah and assassinated the governor appointed by Nebuchadnezzar (II Kings 25:25; Jeremiah 40:13–41:18)
3. rare
an outcast

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Ishmael

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noun
1. 
the son of Abraham and Hagar: he and his mother were made outcasts: Gen. 21:9-21
2. 
an outcast

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ishmael

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In the Bible, the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac. He is traditionally considered to be the forebear of the Arabs.
n.
An outcast.

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