Web Directory

» Abraham and the Child of Sacrifice: Isaac or Ishmael?
   Deconstruction of the extra-Koranic Muslim tradition that Ishmael, not his brother, was the intended sacrifice of Genesis.
   http://answering-islam.org/Shamoun/sacrifice.htm

» Catholic Encyclopedia: Ismael
   Commentary on the spurned son of Abraham from the traditional Catholic perspective.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08192a.htm

» Comparative Index to Islam: Ishmael
   Highlights differences between Islamic and Christian beliefs about the illegitimate son of Abraham.
   http://answering-islam.org/Index/I/ishmael.html

» Concerning Ismael The Son Of Abraham
   Chapter on Abraham's illegitimate son by the first-century Jewish historian Josephus.
   http://www.interhack.net/projects/library/antiquities-jews/b1c12.html

» Ishmael
   Biblical biography of the wicked son of Abraham from a general Christian perspective.
   http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/ishmael.htm

» Jewish Encyclopedia: Ishmael
   Overview of Abraham's first-born son from the traditional Jewish perspective, including Talmudic commentary and apocrypha.
   http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=277&letter=I

» Jewish Virtual Library: Ishmael
   Brief profile of the illegitimate son of Abraham, with links to pertinent Torah passages.
   http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/ishmael.html

» Prophet Ishmael
   The traditional Muslim view of the ancestor of Mohammed, with Koranic references.
   http://www.angelfire.com/on/ummiby1/ishmael.html

» Prophets and Spirits of Islam: Ishmael
   Profile of the father of the Arabs from a Muslim perspective.
   http://web.uvic.ca/~rpn/files/ishmael.html

» Yishmael and Hagar: A Perspective
   Rabbinic commentary on some of the questions raised by Abraham's apparent abandonment of his son.
   http://www.torah.org/learning/rabbis-notebook/5760/vayera.html