'Ishmael' signifies the Lord's merely human rational and rationality separate from good.

In Genesis 25:12, 'Ishmael' signifies the spiritual church.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 1944)

In Matthew 21:12; Mark 11:15; and Luke 19:45, money-changers signify people who take advantage of holy things for personal gain. (Apocalypse Explained 840[4])