And the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

Sarah Turns against Hagar

Now Sarah saw (A)the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, (B)mocking Isaac. 10 Therefore she said to Abraham, “(C)Drive out this slave woman and her son, for the son of this slave woman shall not be an heir with my son [a]Isaac!” 11 (D)The matter [b]distressed Abraham greatly because of his son Ishmael. 12 But God said to Abraham, “[c]Do not be distressed because of the boy and your slave woman; whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her, for (E)through Isaac [d]your descendants shall be named. 13 And of (F)the son of the slave woman I will make a nation also, because he is your [e]descendant.” 14 So Abraham got up early in the morning and took bread and a [f]skin of water, and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 21:10 Lit with Isaac
  2. Genesis 21:11 Lit was very grievous in Abraham’s sight
  3. Genesis 21:12 Lit Do not let it be grievous in your sight
  4. Genesis 21:12 Lit your seed will be called
  5. Genesis 21:13 Lit seed
  6. Genesis 21:14 I.e., a skin used as a bottle

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