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Genesis 17:18–20 · BSB
17:18 And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”
17:19 But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
17:20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
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…Why is the author doing this? Because God had made a promise to Abraham regarding Ishmael and his offspring in Genesis chapter 17. He said inGenesis 17 verses 18 through 20, And Abraham said to God, Oh, that Ishmael might live before you. But God said, No, but Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son, and you shall call…
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