At the end of this week's parsha, the Torah goes through the lineage of Yishmael, and ends off (in perek כה passuk יח) by saying "על פני כל אחיו נפל" - which literally translates as 'He fell on the face of all of his brothers.'
The Ba'al Haturim points out the significance of the fact that this verse directly precedes the following verse, which says, "ואלה תולדות יצחק" - which translates as 'these are the offspring of Yitzchak.'
He explains that this teaches us that in the end of days, when Yishmael falls, Moshiach ben Dovid, the offspring of Yitzchak, will then sprout.
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yishmael will fall to mby or mbd or both ? thanks for your response Ari
I have not seen too much about Yishmael's fall. The Malbim in Yechezkel says that Yishmael and Edom destroy each other in the war of Gog Umagog. It is my impression that they do teshuva in the end, just as Yishmael himself did teshuva, and they will admit to Yisrael's superiority over Yishmael. If they would have to fall, it would probably be more of a spiritual fall when their value system (Islam) is subdued to the true system of the Torah. This would happen through Moshiach ben Dovid.
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