ishmaelite - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ishmaelite' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ishmaelite

[ n.]

- A descendant of Ishmael (the son of Abraham and Hagar), of whom it was said, "His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him."
- One at enmity with society; a wanderer; a vagabond; an outcast.
- See Ismaelian.

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