It tells about a sailor named Ishmael and his observations on the whaling ship Pequod.

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And yet isn't this what happens to Ishmael?

这不正是发生在以赛玛利身上的吗？

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Many personal and place names in the patriarchal narratives are Israel Ishmel Beth-el compounds in which one element is El. Israel, Ishmael, Beth-el.

在宗法的叙述中，很多人名与地名,组成中都有El这一元素。

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