11 And the angel of the Lord said to her,

“Behold, you are pregnant
    and shall bear a son.
You shall call his name Ishmael,[a]
    (A)because the Lord has listened to your affliction.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 16:11 Ishmael means God hears

15 And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

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