Ishmael from the Hebrew name יִשְׁמָעֵאל (Yishma'el) meaning "God will hear". In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of Abraham. He is the traditional ancestor of the Arab people. Also in the Old Testament, it is borne by a man who assassinates Gedaliah the governor of Judah. The author Herman Melville later used this name for the narrator in his novel 'Moby-Dick' (1851).
Biblical namesake: Ishmael is the first son of Abraham and Hagar. He is remembered as the ancestor of many nations and plays a significant role in the story of Abraham's family. (Genesis · Genesis 16, Genesis 21, Genesis 25)
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