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Ishmael

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ishmael [Heb.,=God hears], in the Bible. 1 Son of Abraham and Hagar ; ancestor of 12 tribes in N Arabia. Through Sara 's jealousy he and his mother were sent into the desert, where the angel of the Lord encountered them at a spring. Ishmael married an Egyptian and fathered 12 sons and a daughter. He was the half brother of Isaac and was Esau 's father-in-law. In Islam, Ishmael is considered a prophet. The spring is traditionally identified with a Meccan well near the Kaaba , which Muslims believe was built by Ishmael and Abraham. Muslims recognize Arabs as Ishmael's descendants,... Read more
Ishmael Reed
Encyclopedia of World Biography Ishmael Reed A novelist, journalist, and playwright, American writer Ishmael Reed (born 1938) has been cited by critics as among the ... generation. According to Lee Hubbard in American Visions, Ishmael Reed is "an unorthodox writer who has taken on the media ... Read more
Ishmael ben Elisha
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ... former teacher and was sent back to Palestine to study. Ishmael founded a rabbinic school and wrote commentaries on the ... interpretations of superficial biblical words or phrases. Ishmael ben Elisha Ishmael ben Elisha Ishmael ben Elisha Read more

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Ishmael and general semantics theory.
ETC.: A Review of General Semantics; 6/22/1998; Hilgartner, C.A.; 3862 words ; ... must deal with the overall logical structure of Ishmael's (Quinn's) argument. Ishmael repeatedly attributes to us as members of the currently ... by assuming that any living organism generates 'maps' (perhaps non-verbal) of that 'territory' composed ... around itself - and then guides itself by these ... Read more
Ishmael and general semantics theory
et Cetera; 7/1/1998; Hilgartner, C A; 3903 words ; ... must deal with the overall logical structure of Ishmael's (Quinn's) argument. Ishmael repeatedly attributes to us as members of the currently ... by assuming that any living organism generates 'maps' (perhaps non-verbal) of that 'territory' composed ... around itself' - and then guides itself by these ... Read more
Azzan Yadin. Scripture as Logos: Rabbi Ishmael and the Origins of Midrash.(Book review)
The Jewish Quarterly Review; 3/22/2007; Hirshman, Marc; 1060 words ; AZZAN YADIN. Scripture as Logos: Rabbi Ishmael and the Origins of Midrash. Divinations ... thoughtful account of the hermeneutics of R. Ishmael's school. He shows himself to be in full ... interpretive practices found in the Rabbi Ishmael midrashim (p. 76). (2) I find this characterization ... Read more
"Strange, history. Complicated, too": Ishmael Reed's use of African-American history in 'Flight to Canada.'
The Mississippi Quarterly; 9/22/1996; Davis, Matthew R.; 4570 words ; Ishmael Reed maintains a complicated relationship with African ... plantation. These characterizations of history's significance to Ishmael Reed's work are inadequate, however, because they fail ... as the model upon which Might to Canada is constructed, Ishmael Reed utilizes the dominant tropes and ideologies ... Read more
`ISHMAEL' SWINGS WITH IDEALISM.(Books)(Review)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 12/28/1997; 484 words ; Byline: Lori Tobias My Ishmael By Daniel Quinn. Bantam Books, 274 pages ... light-hearted plot and a fairy-tale ending. My Ishmael is no such story. Instead, it is a lesson ... Pride Thing, the gorilla, whose name is Ishmael, leads Julie through the history of ... Read more
Scripture as Logos: Rabbi Ishmael and the Origins of Midrash
Journal of Biblical Literature; 4/1/2005; Kulp, Joshua; 1813 words ; Scripture as Logos: Rabbi Ishmael and the Origins of Midrash, by Azzan ... centuries C.E. rabbis) who composed the Ishmaelian midrashic collections (basically ... midrashic schools into those of R. Ishmael and those of R. Aqiva upon which ... Read more
Arabs in the Shadow of Israel: The Unfolding of God's Prophetic Plan for Ishmael's Line
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society; 3/1/2005; Borger, J Todd; 896 words ; ... Unfolding of God's Prophetic Plan for Ishmael's Line. By Tony Maalouf. Grand Rapids ... noting the prophetic promises made to Ishmael, how those promises unfolded throughout ... his case concerning God's promises to Ishmael's descendants. His presentation is organized ... Read more
Call Him Ishmael
Seven Days; 9/13/2006; Resmer, Cathy; 1243 words ; Call Him Ishmael Illustrator Robert Del Tredici plumbs ... instantly. Three sentences in, the narrator, Ishmael, describes the emotions that drive him ... line about the nautical excursion being Ishmael's substitute for "pistol and ball": "He ... Read more
Ishmael is an inspiration; My dream job Toxteth-born Ishmael Majid was spotted singing in the street. The advice he followed led him to his dream job.(Features)
Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 6/4/2005; 385 words ; ... MICHELLE RUSHTON AS A teenager, Toxteth-born Ishmael Majid really yearned to be a rap artist ... dancer. Now his dreams have become reality. Ishmael was singing in the street with a friend ... European Social Fund Equal programme. Ishmael joined Positive Impact as an entrepreneurial ... Read more
Interview: Ishmael Reed talks about his book, "Blue City: A Walk in Oakland"
Tavis Smiley (NPR); 1/27/2004; TAVIS SMILEY; 1067 words ; ... Tavis Smiley (NPR) 01-27-2004 Interview: Ishmael Reed talks about his book, "Blue City ... TAVIS SMILEY Time: 9:00-10:00 AM Mr. ISHMAEL REED (Author; "Blue City: A Walk in Oakland ... gets the attention it deserves. Author Ishmael Reed takes a big step toward raising Oakland ... Read more

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