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15 So Hagar gave birth to Abram’s son; and Abram named his son, to whom Hagar gave birth, [a]Ishmael (God hears).

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 16:15 Ishmael was the first person whom God named before his birth (Gen 16:11). Others were: Isaac (Gen 17:19); Josiah (1 Kin 13:2); Solomon (1 Chr 22:9); Jesus (Matt 1:21); and John the Baptist (Luke 1:13).

So Sarah conceived and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him.

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Sarah Turns against Hagar

Now [as time went on] Sarah saw [Ishmael] the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, [a]mocking [Isaac].(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 21:9 Ishmael was old enough to know better than to ridicule or tease his much younger brother, and his behavior was inappropriate and thoughtless.

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