Interesting Facts

• Adbeel is listed as the third son of Ishmael.
• His mother was Ribah, also known as Meribah, Ishmael’s Egyptian wife.
• He had at least two brothers mentioned by name: Nebajoth (the firstborn) and Kedar (the second).
• Adbeel had sons named Chamad and Jabin.

Genealogy

• Adbeel was the son of Ishmael, who was the son of Abraham and Hagar.
• His mother was Ribah (also called Meribah), an Egyptian woman whom Hagar took as a wife for Ishmael.
• He was a brother to Nebajoth, Kedar, and Mibsam, as well as having a sister named Bosmath. He was also an uncle to the twelve princes born to Ishmael’s later wife, Malchuth: Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
• Adbeel himself had two sons, Chamad and Jabin.

Historical Context

The birth of Adbeel would have occurred sometime after 2060, the year his elder brother Nebaioth was born, and before 2065, within the period when Ishmael and his wife Ribah had their children. This was a time when Ishmael had established himself in the wilderness of Paran after being sent away with his mother Hagar. Adbeel‘s upbringing would have been within this nomadic setting, where his father became an archer. The family experienced a period of growth, with Ishmael fathering four sons and two daughters with Ribah before later taking another wife, Malchuth, after casting off Ribah around the year 2071 following Abraham’s first visit. Adbeel would have been part of this evolving family structure and the increasing livestock and travels of Ishmael’s household.

Narrative

The narrative pertaining to Adbeel in the provided sources is primarily genealogical, situating him within the expanding family of Ishmael. He is mentioned by name as the third son born to Ishmael and his Egyptian wife, Ribah. While no specific actions or dialogues are attributed to Adbeel directly, his existence contributes to the fulfillment of the divine promise that Ishmael would father a great nation. The mention of his sons, Chamad and Jabin, further illustrates the continuation of Ishmael’s lineage through Adbeel. Although the focus of the broader narrative involving Ishmael centers on his relationship with Abraham, his marriages, and the eventual emergence of twelve princes from his second wife, Malchuth, Adbeel represents an integral part of Ishmael’s early family and the subsequent proliferation of his descendants. His place in the genealogy underscores the development of a distinct lineage separate from Isaac’s, as foretold in the divine pronouncements concerning Abraham’s sons.