Ismael

Pronunciation: EES-miy-ehl (key)

Origin of the name Ismael:

From the Hebrew yishmā'ē'l (God hears). The name is borne in the Bible by the son of Abraham and his concubine Hagar. Ismael is the patriarch of the Arabs.

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