ISHMAEL

ĭshˈmāĕl [Heb.,=God hears], in the Bible. 1 Son of Abraham and Hagar; ancestor of 12 tribes in N Arabia. Through Sara's jealousy he and his mother were sent into the desert, where the angel of the Lord encountered them at a spring. Ishmael married an Egyptian and fathered 12 sons and a daughter. He was the half brother of Isaac and was Esau's father-in-law. In Islam, Ishmael is considered a prophet. The spring is traditionally identified with a Meccan well near the Kaaba, which Muslims believe was built by Ishmael and Abraham. Muslims recognize Arabs as Ishmael's descendants, thus distinguishing them from the Israelites, the descendants of Isaac. The Bible does not clarify the peoples called Ishmaelites (or Ishmeelites); the term is generally regarded as referring to caravan traders. 2 In First Chronicles, descendant of Saul. 3 Ancestor of the Zebediah of Jehoshaphat's court in Second Chronicles. 4 Ally of Jehoiada in Second Chronicles. 5 Priest separated from his foreign wife in the Book of Ezra. 6 Assassin of Gedaliah.

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Journeys in Holy Lands: The Evolution of the Abraham-Ishmael Legends in Islamic Exegesis
Book by Reuven Firestone; State University of New York Press, 1990
Subjects: Abraham (Biblical Patriarch) In The Koran, Ishmael (Biblical Figure) In The Koran, Koran--Criticism, Interpretation, Etc--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500
...examination of the quranic references to Ishmael reveals that very little is actually said...character. In Q. 2:125, God commands Ishmael along with Abraham to purify rahhara the...place of prayer. 57 In Q. 2:127, Ishmael assists Abraham in raising the foundations...
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Call Me Ishmael
Book by Charles Olson; Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947
Subjects: Melville, Herman--1819-1891--Moby Dick
Catskill eagle Ishmael is able to dive down into the blackest...Bulkingtons way reach God. By this use of Ishmael Melville achieved a struggle and a catharsis...to feel "spotless as the lamb." Ishmael has that cleansing ubiquity of the chorus...
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Airing Dirty Laundry
Book by Ishmael Reed; Addison-Wesley, 1993
Subjects: African Americans, African Americans--Social Conditions--1975-
...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Reed, Ishmael, 1938- Airing dirty laundry / by Ishmael Reed. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-201...to the Paperback Edition Copyright 1994 by Ishmael Reed Copyright 1993 by Ishmael Reed All rights...
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The Reed Reader
Book by Ishmael Reed; Basic Books, 2000
Subjects: African Americans--Literary Collections
...males who became born-again black feminists, a feud between Ishmael Reed and all black women. Margo Jefferson accused me of sexism...famous American writers were present. I heard someone shout, " Ishmael Reed, you aint nothin but a gangster and a con artist...
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Melville's Evermoving Dawn: Centennial Essays
Book by John Bryant, Robert Milder; Kent State University Press, 1997
Subjects: Melville, Herman--1819-1891--Criticism And Interpretation--Congresses
...but the reader has a right to wonder how Ishmael knows what he knows. Melville turned...advantage. In creating and introducing Ishmael, Melville reinforced the thematic structures...equal emphasis to the sea and the school. Ishmael implies that "just previous" to going...
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Ishmael and General Semantics Theory
Journal article by C.A. Hilgartner; ETC.: A Review of General Semantics, Vol. 55, 1998
Subjects: General semantics--Philosophy, Ishmael (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Ishmael and general semantics theory. by C.A...I closed my eyes and shook my head. "Ishmael," I said, "youre really confusing me...about it." (Quinn, 1997, p.213) ISHMAEL AND GENERAL SEMANTICS THEORY Never before...
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The Conspiracy of Masculinity in Ishmael Reed
Journal article by Andrew Strombeck; African American Review, Vol. 40, 2006
Subjects: African American authors--Criticism and interpretation, African American authors--Works, African American literature--Criticism and interpretation, African American writers--Criticism and interpretation, African American writers--Works, American literature--African American authors, American literature--Criticism and interpretation, Masculinity--Portrayals, Reed, Ishmael--Criticism and interpretation, Reed, Ishmael--Works
The Conspiracy of Masculinity in Ishmael Reed. by Andrew Strombeck Those who believe...an Atonist mind you were healthy.--Ishmael Reed, Mumbo Jumbo 24 Published a year...screed None Dare Call it Conspiracy and Ishmael Reeds gleeful Mumbo Jumbo seem to have...
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Racial Discourse and Black-Japanese Dynamics in Ishmael Reed's Japanese by Spring
Journal article by Crystal S. Anderson; MELUS, Vol. 29, 2004
Subjects: American literature--Criticism and interpretation, Reed, Ishmael--Criticism and interpretation
...Discourse and Black-Japanese Dynamics in Ishmael Reeds Japanese by Spring. by Crystal S. Anderson Ishmael Reeds work usually elicits strong responses...about Asian American groups in the US. Ishmael Reeds Japanese by Spring is one of an emerging...
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Campus Xenophobia and the Multicultural Project: Ethical Criticism and Ishmael Reed's 'Japanese by Spring'
Journal article by Kenneth Womack; MELUS, Vol. 26, 2001
Subjects: African Americans--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Multiculturalism--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Reed, Ishmael--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...multicultural project: ethical criticism and Ishmael Reeds Japanese by Spring by Kenneth Womack...education. In Japanese by Spring (1993), Ishmael Reed satirically illustrates the social...named Department of "Humanity." In Ishmael Reed and the New Black Aesthetic Critics...
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"The Saga of Third World Belle": Resurrecting the Ethnic Woman in Ishmael Reed's Flight to Canada
Journal article by Laura L. Mielke; MELUS, Vol. 32, 2007
Subjects: Flight to Canada (Novel), Novelists--Works, Reed, Ishmael--Works
...Resurrecting the Ethnic Woman in Ishmael Reeds Flight to Canada. by Laura L. Mielke In a recent review of Ishmael Reeds New and Collected Poems, 1964...and Collected Poems, 1964-2006, by Ishmael Reed. New York Times Sunday Book Review...
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Ishmael Reed on the Rampage
Magazine article by Lee Hubbard; American Visions, Vol. 13, April 1998
Subjects: African American authors--Interviews, Reed, Ishmael--Interviews
Ishmael Reed on the rampage by Lee Hubbard Max Roach called Ishmael Reed "the Charlie Parker of American fiction," but...fool gets up from his chair and walks out of the door. Ishmael Reed has also been called Americas best satirist, but...
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An Interdependent Web: Interview with James Ishmael Ford
Magazine article by Kenneth Arnold; Cross Currents, Vol. 52, Spring 2002
Subjects: Buddhists--Interviews, Clergy--Interviews, Ford, James Ishmael--Interviews, Zen Buddhism--Study and teaching
An interdependent web: Interview with James Ishmael Ford by Kenneth Arnold James Ishmael Ford is the Senior Minister at First Unitarian...in terms of your spiritual tradition? James Ishmael Ford: I was born in Oakland, California, in...
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Backtalk with Ishmael Beah
Magazine article by Tennille M. Robinson; Black Enterprise, Vol. 38, October 2007
Subjects: Beah, Ishmael--Interviews, Human Rights Watch--Officials and employees, Non-governmental organizations--Officials and employees, Nongovernmental organizations--Officials and employees
Backtalk with Ishmael Beah. by Tennille M. Robinson AT THE AGE OF 12, ISHMAEL Beah lost his village, his family, and his boyhood to the civil war plaguing his native land of Sierra Leone. Captured and forced to participate in the brutality...
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Ishmael Reed: Novelist; Publisher, Konch Magazine
Magazine article by Ishmael Reed; The Nation, Vol. 253, July 15, 1991
Subjects: Patriotism--Speeches, lectures and essays, Racism--Speeches, lectures and essays
Ishmael Reed: Novelist; Publisher, Konch Magazine. by Ishmael Reed INTEGRATION, THE ATTEMPT TO MAKE EVERYBODY white and straight, having failed, the United States remains a land of many nations--gender, racial, religious, etc...
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"Call Me Sal, Jack": Visions of Ishmael in Kerouac's 'On the Road'
Magazine article by Mark Dunphy; Melville Society Extracts, July 2002
Subjects: Characters and characteristics in literature--Criticism and interpretation, Kerouac, Jack--Criticism and interpretation, Literary characters--Criticism and interpretation, Melville, Herman--Criticism and interpretation, Moby Dick (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, On the Road (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Point of view (Literature)--Criticism and interpretation, Salvation--Portrayals, Spiritual healing--Portrayals
"Call Me Sal, Jack": Visions of Ishmael in Kerouacs On the Road. by Mark Dunphy...attitude seemed to me something like that of Ishmael (3) As Tim Hunt notes in his preface...From their opening words both Sal and Ishmael invoke an existentialist desperado perspective...
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Ishmael Is an Inspiration; My Dream Job Toxteth-Born Ishmael Majid Was Spotted Singing in the Street. the Advice He Followed Led Him to His Dream Job
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), June 4, 2005
Ishmael Is an Inspiration; My Dream Job Toxteth-Born Ishmael Majid Was Spotted Singing in the Street. the Advice He...Byline: By MICHELLE RUSHTON AS A teenager, Toxteth-born Ishmael Majid really yearned to be a rap artist and dancer. Now...
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Off Course Strong Score the One Saving Grace of 'Keep Ishmael'
Newspaper article by Barbara Vitello; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), August 25, 2006
...Strong Score the One Saving Grace of Keep Ishmael. by Barbara Vitello Byline: Barbara Vitello Daily Herald Staff Writer "Keep Ishmael" * * out of four Location: Theatre Building...White Horse Theatre neednt scuttle "Keep Ishmael." But the company should definitely...
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Ishmael in Line for an Early Return; Hodgson Ponders Recallfor: Striker to Boostfirepower
Newspaper article; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), February 20, 2011
Ishmael in Line for an Early Return; Hodgson Ponders...Roy Hogdson could turn to forgotten man Ishmael Miller as he bids to find the firepower...useful alternatives and weve talked about Ishmael Miller returning. I cant say for certain...
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Ishmael: I Have Grown Up a Lot This Year; Striker Insists He'll Be Back from M Injury a Better Player
Newspaper article; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), October 11, 2009
Ishmael: I Have Grown Up a Lot This Year; Striker...Better Player. Byline: CHRIS LEPKOWSKI ISHMAEL Miller insists he will return to first...name onto the pitch is a responsibility Ishmael takes seriously. "My brothers my biggest...
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Obama Justice Bashes CIA Whistleblower; Summary Judgment in USA V. Ishmael Jones Mocks First Amendment
Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 17, 2011
Subjects: Censorship--Laws, regulations and rules, Freedom of speech--Laws, regulations and rules, United States. Department of Justice--Laws, regulations and rules, Whistle blowing--Laws, regulations and rules, Whistleblowing--Laws, regulations and rules
...Whistleblower; Summary Judgment in USA V. Ishmael Jones Mocks First Amendment. Byline: Ishmael Jones, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES The...victory for the Department of Justice in USA v. Ishmael Jones, a pen name, has produced several...
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encyclopedia articles on: Ishmael  - 26 results

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Ishmael
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ISHMAEL ish mael Heb.,=God hears, in the Bible...the Lord encountered them at a spring. Ishmael married an Egyptian and fathered 12 sons...was Esau s father-in-law. In Islam, Ishmael is considered a prophet. The spring is...
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Hagar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...wife Sarah and mother of his eldest son, Ishmael. She and her son were sent out into the...with events in the lives of Hagar and Ishmael as recorded in Genesis. A site adjacent...identified as the burial place of Hagar and Ishmael. St. Paul uses Hagar as a symbol for...
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Abraham
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...that Arabs are descended from Abraham and Hagar through their son Ishmael . Abraham is further regarded as an ancestor of Muhammad. According to the Quran, Abraham and Ishmael built the Kaaba in Mecca and instituted pilgrimages there. The Quran...
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Massa , in the Bible
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MASSA , in the Bible mas , in the Bible, seventh son of Ishmael. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Naphish
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
NAPHISH na fish, in the Bible, son of Ishmael. It is also spelled Nephish. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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