Ishmaelites
The Ishmaelites (; ) were a collection of various Arab tribes, tribal confederations and small kingdoms described in Abrahamic tradition as being descended from and named after Ishmael.
Key facts
- Tribe.name
- Ishmaelites
- Tribe.local name
- بَنِي إِسْمَاعِيل
- Tribe.image
- Pre_Islamic_Arabian_Tribes_(Harold_Dixon).svg
- Tribe.caption
- Map of Ishmaelite tribes in Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Tribe.ethnicity
- Arabs
- Tribe.location
- Northern Arabia, Western Arabia (Hejaz), Central Arabia (Najd)
- Tribe.descended
- Ishmael (the son of Abraham)
- Tribe.language
- Old Arabic
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Hebrew Bible
- {{anchor|Quran and hadiths}}Islamic narrative
- Other traditions
- Samaritan Asaṭīr
- Josephus' Antiquities
- Targum Onkelos
- Kebra Nagast
- Historical records using the term
- Arabic genealogical traditions
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The Ishmaelites (; ) were a collection of various Arab tribes, tribal confederations and small kingdoms described in Abrahamic tradition as being descended from and named after Ishmael.
According to the Quran, Ishmael was a prophet and was the first son of Abraham and the Egyptian Hagar.