(whom God hears). (1) Son of Abraham and Hagar (Gen. 16:15-16). Banished to wilderness; became progenitor of Arabian tribes (Gen. 21; 25:9; 37:25-28). (2) Descendant of Saul (1 Chron. 8:38). (3) A Judahite (2 Chron. 19:11). (4) A Judahite captain (2 Chron. 23:1). (5) A priest (Ezra 10:22). (6) Crafty son of Nethaniah (2 Kings 25:23-25; Jer. 41).