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Ishmaelite
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A descendant of Ishmael (the son of Abraham and Hagar), of whom it was said, "His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him."
(2):
(n.) One at enmity with society; a wanderer; a vagabond; an outcast.
(3):
(n.) See Ismaelian.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ishmaelite'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/i/ishmaelite.html. 1828.