20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful and (A)multiply him greatly. He (B)shall father twelve princes, and (C)I will make him into a great nation.

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18 Up! Lift up the boy, and hold him fast with your hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”

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13 And I will make (A)a nation of the son of the slave woman also, because he is your offspring.”

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12 These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, (A)whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's servant, bore to Abraham. 13 (B)These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their birth: (C)Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and (D)Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15 Hadad, (E)Tema, (F)Jetur, (G)Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, (H)twelve princes according to their tribes. 17 (These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He (I)breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.) 18 (J)They settled from Havilah to (K)Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled[a] over against all his kinsmen.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:18 Hebrew fell

10 The angel of the Lord also said to her, (A)“I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude.” 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]
    (B)because the Lord has listened to your affliction.
12 He shall be (C)a wild donkey of a man,
    his hand against everyone
    and everyone's hand against him,
and he shall dwell (D)over against all his kinsmen.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 16:11 Ishmael means God hears

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