Genesis 17:18-20

Lexham English Bible

¹⁸ And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!” ¹⁹ And God said, “No, but Sarah your wife shall bear a son for you, and you shall call his name Isaac. And I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant to his offspring after him. ²⁰ And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I will bless him and I will make him fruitful, and I will multiply him exceedingly.^[a] He shall father twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.