ISMAELITES. - Thus are called, from the name of their father, the descendants of Ishmael.
He had 12 sons, presented in the Bible as the ancestors of 12 Arab tribes: Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, Kedemah (cf. Gen. 25:12 ff.). Mention is made of the I., together with the Midianites, in the story of Joseph sold (Gen. 37:27 f.; 39:1): they were merchants who carried aromatics and spices into Egypt. The I. must have had close contacts with the Midianites and with the Edomites, with whom they are often named in the Bible (cf. Gen. 28:9; 36:3; Jud. 8:3, 24; Jud. 2:13; I Chron. 2:17; 27:30; Ps. 82:7). Like their father, they gave themselves over to the nomadic life. Of the descent of Ishmael, as is well known, today's Arabs boast: but not all of them descend from him. For the most part, authentic descendants of Ishmael are recognized in the Bedouin Arabs, who dwell between the steppes of Palestine and the Syrian-Arabian desert.
Stano, Gaetano. “Ismaeliti.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, col. 302. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/ismaeliti.
MLA
Stano, Gaetano. “Ismaeliti.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 302. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/ismaeliti.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec7_ismaeliti,
author = {Stano, Gaetano},
title = {Ismaeliti},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {VII},
pages = {302},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1951},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/ismaeliti}
}
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