Ismael
Hagar's son, biblically
Ismael is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Ishmael, used as a masculine given name.
In the Bible, Ishmael was Abraham's first son, born to the servant Hagar.
The name carries significance in both Islamic and Judeo-Christian traditions.
Ismael was named after his grandfather.
Epic whaling novel
- narratorOne who tells events
- PequodFictional whaling ship
- whalingHunting large sea mammals
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
Melville · Ahab · voyage · Queequeg · Nantucket · harpoon · obsession · allegory
First Hebrew patriarch
- HagarSarah's Egyptian servant
- GenesisFirst biblical book
- IsaacHebrew patriarch name
- SarahFemale name, Hebrew origin
wilderness · desert · angel · covenant · blessing · ancestor · outcast · twelve tribes
Divinely inspired messenger
- IslamQuranic monotheistic religion
- QuranIslam's central scripture
- IbrahimArabic form of Abraham
- MeccaIslam's most sacred city
Kaaba · sacrifice · Eid al-Adha · Hajj · monotheism · submission · pilgrimage · holy site
Arabic form of Isaac
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- ArabicSemitic language family member
- Hebrew originFrom the Jewish language
Moby-Dick
Epic whaling novel
Melville · Ahab · seafaring · voyage · Queequeg · Nantucket · harpoon · obsession · allegory · survivor
Abraham
First Hebrew patriarch
Sarah · wilderness · desert · angel · covenant · blessing · ancestor · outcast · twelve tribes · Arabia
prophet
Divinely inspired messenger
Mecca · Kaaba · sacrifice · Eid al-Adha · Hajj · monotheism · submission · pilgrimage · holy site
Ismail
Arabic form of Isaac
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- ArabicSemitic language family member