Bible Verses About Ishmael
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for ishmael, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 111,710 votes, led by Genesis 17:20. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Ishmael
Genesis 17:202,212 votes
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 16:11-122,044 votes
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.
Genesis 21:122,039 votes
And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Genesis 16:161,947 votes
And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
Genesis 21:181,926 votes
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 28:91,920 votes
Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
Genesis 16:151,914 votes
And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
Genesis 16:121,913 votes
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Genesis 16:111,908 votes
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.
Genesis 17:181,703 votes
And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
Genesis 36:31,686 votes
And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
1 Chronicles 1:29-311,674 votes
These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
Genesis 25:181,566 votes
And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
Genesis 21:91,548 votes
And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.
Genesis 25:121,548 votes
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
Genesis 25:161,538 votes
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
Genesis 21:131,502 votes
And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
Genesis 25:171,432 votes
And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
Genesis 16:1-161,351 votes
Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
Genesis 25:91,344 votes
And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
Ezra 10:221,340 votes
And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
1 Chronicles 8:381,332 votes
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
1 Chronicles 1:291,314 votes
These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
Genesis 17:251,293 votes
And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
Genesis 17:261,287 votes
In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
What does the Bible say about ishmael?
Readers most often cite Genesis 17:20 on the subject of ishmael. Across 111,710 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Genesis 16:11-12, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 16:16. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.