11 The angel of the Lord(A) also said to her:

“You are now pregnant
    and you will give birth to a son.(B)
You shall name him(C) Ishmael,[a](D)
    for the Lord has heard of your misery.(E)
12 He will be a wild donkey(F) of a man;
    his hand will be against everyone
    and everyone’s hand against him,
and he will live in hostility
    toward[b] all his brothers.(G)

13 She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,(H)” for she said, “I have now seen[c] the One who sees me.”(I) 14 That is why the well(J) was called Beer Lahai Roi[d];(K) it is still there, between Kadesh(L) and Bered.

15 So Hagar(M) bore Abram a son,(N) and Abram gave the name Ishmael(O) to the son she had borne. 16 Abram was eighty-six years old(P) when Hagar bore him Ishmael.

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  1. Genesis 16:11 Ishmael means God hears.
  2. Genesis 16:12 Or live to the east / of
  3. Genesis 16:13 Or seen the back of
  4. Genesis 16:14 Beer Lahai Roi means well of the Living One who sees me.

11 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.

12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

13 And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

14 Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

15 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

16 And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.

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18 And Abraham said to God, “If only Ishmael(A) might live under your blessing!”(B)

19 Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son,(C) and you will call him Isaac.[a](D) I will establish my covenant with him(E) as an everlasting covenant(F) for his descendants after him. 20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers.(G) He will be the father of twelve rulers,(H) and I will make him into a great nation.(I) 21 But my covenant(J) I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you(K) by this time next year.”(L) 22 When he had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.(M)

23 On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household(N) or bought with his money, every male in his household, and circumcised them, as God told him.(O) 24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old(P) when he was circumcised,(Q) 25 and his son Ishmael(R) was thirteen; 26 Abraham and his son Ishmael were both circumcised on that very day.

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  1. Genesis 17:19 Isaac means he laughs.

18 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!

19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.

22 And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

26 In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.

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His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him(A) in the cave of Machpelah(B) near Mamre,(C) in the field of Ephron(D) son of Zohar the Hittite,(E) 10 the field Abraham had bought from the Hittites.[a](F) There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah. 11 After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac,(G) who then lived near Beer Lahai Roi.(H)

Ishmael’s Sons(I)

12 This is the account(J) of the family line of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Sarah’s slave, Hagar(K) the Egyptian, bore to Abraham.(L)

13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth(M) the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar,(N) Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah,(O) Massa, 15 Hadad, Tema,(P) Jetur,(Q) Naphish and Kedemah. 16 These were the sons of Ishmael, and these are the names of the twelve tribal rulers(R) according to their settlements and camps.(S) 17 Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years. He breathed his last and died, and he was gathered to his people.(T)

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  1. Genesis 25:10 Or the descendants of Heth

And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;

10 The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

11 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.

12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:

13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,

15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:

16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.

17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.

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so he went to Ishmael(A) and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth(B) and daughter of Ishmael son of Abraham, in addition to the wives he already had.(C)

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Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

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also Basemath(A) daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.(B)

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And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth.

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