Bible Dictionary
Ishmeelite
Ishmeelite is an alternate form for Ishmaelite, meaning a descendant or member of the people descended from Ishmael.
Definition
Ishmeelite is an alternate Authorized Version form of Ishmaelite, meaning a descendant or member of the people descended from Ishmael.
Biblical Usage
The form appears in some passages referring to Ishmael’s descendants, especially in the account involving Joseph.
Historical Background
The supplied material treats Ishmeelites as a spelling variant of Ishmaelites rather than as a separate people.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(1 Chronicles 2:17) and Ish’me-elites (descendants of Ishmael), (Genesis 37:25,27,28; 39:1) the form in which the descendants of Ishmael are given in a few places in the Authorized Version.