•The son of Nethaniah; a perfect marvel of craft and villainy, whose treachery forms one of the
chief episodes of the history of the period immediately succeeding the first fall of Jerusalem. His
exploits are related in (Jeremiah 40:7; Jeremiah 41:16) with a short summary. During the siege of
the city he had fled across the Jordan where he found a refuge at the court of Baalis. After the
departure of the Chaldeans, Ishmael made no secret of his intention to kill the superintendent left
by the king of Babylon and usurp his position. Of this Zedaliah was warned in express terms by
Johanan and his companions, but notwithstanding entertained Ishmael and his followers at a feast,
(Jeremiah 41:1) during which Ishmael murdered Gedaliah and all his attendants. The same night
he killed all Zedaliah’s establishment, including some Chaldean soldiers who were there. For two
days the massacre remained entirely unknown to the people of the town. On the second day eighty
devotees were bringing incense and offerings to the ruins of the temple. At his invitation they
turned aside to the residence of the superintendent, and there Ishmael and his band butchered
nearly the whole number: ten only escaped by offering a heavy ransom for their lives. This done
he descended to the town, surprised and carried off the daughters of King Zedekiah, who had been
sent there by Nebuchadnezzar for safety, with their eunuchs and their Chaldean guard, (Jeremiah
41:10,16) and all the people of the town, and made off with his prisoners to the country of the
Ammonites. The news of the massacre had by this time got abroad, and Ishmael was quickly
pursued by Johanan and his companions. He was attacked, two of his bravos slain, the whole of
the prey recovered; and Ishmael himself with the remaining eight of his people, escaped to the
Ammonites.
Ishmaelite
(decendant of Ishmael). [Ishmael]
Ishmaiah
(Jehovah hears), son of Obadiah; the ruler of the tribe of Zebulun in the time of King David.
(1 Chronicles 27:19) (B.C. 1046.)
Ishmeelite
(1 Chronicles 2:17) and Ish’me-elites (descendants of Ishmael), (Genesis 37:25,27,28; 39:1)
the form in which the descendants of Ishmael are given in a few places in the Authorized Version.
Ishmerai
(whom Jehovah keeps), a Benjamite, one of the family of Elpaal. (1 Chronicles 8:18) (B.C.
before 538.)
Ishod
(man of glory), one of the tribe of Manasseh on the east of Jordan, son of Hammoleketh. ( 1
Chronicles 7:18) (B.C. 1491.)
Ishpan
(bald), a Benjamite, one of the family of Shashak. (1 Chronicles 8:22) (B.C. before 588.)
Ishtob
(men of Tob), apparently one of the small kingdoms or states which formed part of the general
country of Aram, named with Zobah, Rehob and Maacah. (2 Samuel 10:6,8)
Ishuah
(quiet), the second son of Asher. (Genesis 46:17) (B.C. 1706.)
Ishuai
(quiet), the third son of Asher, (1 Chronicles 7:30) founder of a family bearing his name.
(Numbers 26:44) Authorized Version “Jesuites.” (B.C. 1706.)
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(Frankie)
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