Ishmael

Born to Abraham and Hagar when Abraham was 86 (Genesis 16:15-16). God promised he would become a great nation but made clear the covenant would continue through Isaac. After Isaac was born, Ishmael and Hagar were sent away, but God provided for them in the wilderness and blessed Ishmael with twelve sons who became tribal princes (Genesis 25:12-16). Traditionally considered the ancestor of Arab peoples.