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Expulsion of Ishmael and His Mother. Part of Art by Gustave Doré.
Ishmael (Hebrew: יִשְׁמָעֵאל Arabic: إسماعيل, Ismā'īl; translates as "God will hear" {Strong's Dictionary}) was Abraham's oldest son, born by his wife's handmaiden Hagar.