Ishmael

(noun.) (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes.

录入:李莉斯

• The fact remains also that throughout this period Edison, while himself a very Ishmael, never ceased to study, explore, experiment. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• To the book of Genesis the reader must go to read how Abraham, being childless, doubted this promise, and of the births of Ishmael and Isaac. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

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