Bible Person
Meaning: God that hears · Male · 2 cross references
This Ishmael entry refers to the Benjaminite descendant listed among the sons of Azel, not to Ishmael son of Abraham or Ishmael son of Nethaniah. He belongs to the detailed genealogical memory surrounding Benjamin's principal houses. First appears in 1 Chr 8:38.1
AI summary: This Ishmael matters because the cross references place him within the repeated Benjaminite lineages that preserve the tribe's internal structure across generations. His significance lies in continuity rather than narrative action, helping maintain the ordered memory of descent. Taken together, the material presents this Ishmael as a Benjaminite genealogical figure whose place supports the continuity of the tribe.1
Central Figure
Ishmael
Meaning: God that hears
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.