Ishmaelישמעאל
In the Bible
The prophet Ishmael (ישמעאל) — first attested in Gen 16:11 (32 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהּ֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהֹוָ֔ה הִנָּ֥ךְ הָרָ֖ה וְיֹלַ֣דְתְּ בֵּ֑ן וְקָרָ֤את שְׁמוֹ֙ יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אל כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֥ע יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶל־עׇנְיֵֽךְ׃
The angel of G<small>OD</small> said to her further,<br><span class="poetry indentAll">“Behold, you are pregnant</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">And shall bear a son;</span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">You shall call him Ishmael,<sup class="footnote-marker">c</sup><i class="footnote"><b>Ishmael </b>I.e., “God heeds.”</i> </span><br><span class="poetry indentAll">For G<small>OD</small> has paid heed to your suffering.</span>
Gematria & sigil
The consonantal gematria of Ishmael (ישמעאל) and its sigil traced on the Lo Shu (Saturn 3×3) by the Aiq-Bekar digital-root method: each letter's value reduces to 1–9, those cells are joined in order — the trace is the sigil.
| Letter | Value | Aiq Bekar |
|---|---|---|
| י | 10 | 1 |
| ש | 300 | 3 |
| ם | 40 | 4 |
| ע | 70 | 7 |
| א | 1 | 1 |
| ל | 30 | 3 |
| Total | 451 | 1 |
Stellar letters
The 6-consonant name needs its 3 distinct simple-letters to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Ishmael appears in the stellar reading on 0 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Its required simple letters are never all occupied together on these 12 dates — a multi-letter name is rarer than a single-letter one. Open any date in the Reader to inspect that sky.
No readable date among the 12 — this name needs more simultaneous simple letters than any of these conjunctions occupy.
Description
In the biblical Book of Genesis, Ishmael was the first son of Abraham. His mother was Hagar, the handmaiden of Abraham's wife Sarah. He died at the age of 137.
Facts
| Children | See descendants |
| Parents | Abraham (father)Hagar (mother) |
| Known for | Being the forefather of the Ishmaelites |
| Religion | Judaism, Christianity, Islam |
Life & work in brief
Summarised by section — one row per topic, for fast reading.
| Topic | Summary |
|---|---|
| Etymology | The name "Yishma'el" existed in various ancient Semitic cultures, including early Babylonian and Minæan. |
| Genesis narrative | The Genesis narrative sees the account of Ishmael's life through Chapters 16, 17, 21, and 25. |
| In various traditions | Historians and academics in the field of source criticism believe that the stories of Ishmael belong to the three strata of J, or Yahwist source, the P, or Priestly source, and the E, or Elohist source (See Documentary hypothesis). |
Prophecies
Key prophetic utterances and visions attributed to Ishmael, with sources.
| Prophecy / vision | Source |
|---|---|
| I will multiply your descendants beyond number; a wild ass of a man, his hand against all | Gen 16:10-12 |
| I have heard the boy there; I will make of him a great nation | Gen 21:17-18 |
| Abraham and Ishmael raise the foundations of the House at Mecca | Quran 2:127 |
| A messenger from among them reciting God's signs | Quran 62:2-3 |
