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Why is Yishmael not included on the list of the four exiles? According to the Ramban, the last chapter of malchus (the kingship of) Edom is brought about by the Yishmaelim, the shlichim (messengers) of Edom. The MaHaral (Netzach Yisrael), on the other hand, hints that the Yishmaelim are part of / similar to the Persian exile. Ultimately, the malchus belongs to Hashem, through malchus Ysrael - ve'al kiso lo yeshev zar. The shared drops of milk from Sarah Imeinu. The ko'ach of Yishmael in the world does not come from Sarah Imeinu, yet he comes directly from Avraham Avinu; he is outside the "system" of the four kingdoms. (From the Zohar, Parshas Shmos, P. 17a). Essential exchanges that caused great upheaval in the world. Rabbi Yehoshu'ah and the Arab and his son. The strength of Hashem's name in Yishmael gives him abilities far beyond the other malchios. The exile of Yishmael is not a malchus; it is someting that did not exist, it is not a nation, a kingdom, a country; it is a lawless terror - "every week there is the new terrorist organization."
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