Genesis 16:11-12

11And the angel of the Lord said to her,

Behold, you are pregnant
and shall bear a son.
You shall call his name Ishmael,
 Ishmael means God hears

bbecause the Lord has listened to your affliction.
12He shall be ca wild donkey of a man,
his hand against everyone
and everyone’s hand against him,
and he shall dwell dover against all his kinsmen.”

Genesis 25:1-4

Abraham’s Death and His Descendants

1Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 eShe bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. 4The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

Genesis 25:16-18

16These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, ftwelve princes according to their tribes. 17(These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He gbreathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.) 18 hThey settled from Havilah to iShur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled
Hebrew fell
over against all his kinsmen.

Genesis 31:23

23he took his kinsmen with him and pursued him for seven days and followed close after him into the hill country of Gilead.

Genesis 37:28

28Then kMidianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and lsold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels
A  shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.

Genesis 37:36

36Meanwhile nthe Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, othe captain of the guard.

Psalms 83:6

6the tents of pEdom and qthe Ishmaelites,
rMoab and sthe Hagrites,
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