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15 So Hagar gave birth to Abram’s son; and Abram named his son, to whom Hagar gave birth, [a]Ishmael (God hears).

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 16:15 Ishmael was the first person whom God named before his birth (Gen 16:11). Others were: Isaac (Gen 17:19); Josiah (1 Kin 13:2); Solomon (1 Chr 22:9); Jesus (Matt 1:21); and John the Baptist (Luke 1:13).

15 So Hagar(A) bore Abram a son,(B) and Abram gave the name Ishmael(C) to the son she had borne.

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So Sarah conceived and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him.

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Sarah became pregnant and bore a son(A) to Abraham in his old age,(B) at the very time God had promised him.(C)

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Sarah Turns against Hagar

Now [as time went on] Sarah saw [Ishmael] the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, [a]mocking [Isaac].(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 21:9 Ishmael was old enough to know better than to ridicule or tease his much younger brother, and his behavior was inappropriate and thoughtless.

But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham(A) was mocking,(B)

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