Genesis 16:15

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So Hagar gave birth to Abram’s son, whom Abram named Ishmael.

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  • Gen 25:12 : 12 The Sons of Ishmael This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham.
  • Gen 28:9 : 9 So Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, along with the wives he already had.
  • Gen 37:27 : 27 Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites, but let’s not lay a hand on him, for after all, he is our brother, our own flesh.” His brothers agreed.
  • 1 Chr 1:28 : 28 The sons of Abraham:Isaac and Ishmael.
  • Gal 4:22-23 : 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. 23 But one, the son by the slave woman, was born by natural descent, while the other, the son by the free woman, was born through the promise.
  • Gen 16:11 : 11 Then the LORD’s angel said to her,“You are now pregnant and are about to give birth to a son. You are to name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your painful groans.
  • Gen 17:18 : 18 Abraham said to God,“O that Ishmael might live before you!”
  • Gen 17:20 : 20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will indeed bless him, make him fruitful, and give him a multitude of descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes; I will make him into a great nation.
  • Gen 17:25-26 : 25 his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised. 26 Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the very same day.
  • Gen 21:9-9 : 9 But Sarah noticed the son of Hagar the Egyptian– the son whom Hagar had borne to Abraham– mocking. 10 So she said to Abraham,“Banish that slave woman and her son, for the son of that slave woman will not be an heir along with my son Isaac!” 11 Sarah’s demand displeased Abraham greatly because Ishmael was his son. 12 But God said to Abraham,“Do not be upset about the boy or your slave wife. Do all that Sarah is telling you because through Isaac your descendants will be counted. 13 But I will also make the son of the slave wife into a great nation, for he is your descendant too.” 14 Early in the morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He put them on her shoulders, gave her the child, and sent her away. So she went wandering aimlessly through the wilderness of Beer Sheba. 15 When the water in the skin was gone, she shoved the child under one of the shrubs. 16 Then she went and sat down by herself across from him at quite a distance, about a bowshot, away; for she thought,“I refuse to watch the child die.” So she sat across from him and wept uncontrollably. 17 But God heard the boy’s voice. The angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and asked her,“What is the matter, Hagar? Don’t be afraid, for God has heard the boy’s voice right where he is crying. 18 Get up! Help the boy up and hold him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.” 19 Then God enabled Hagar to see a well of water. She went over and filled the skin with water, and then gave the boy a drink. 20 God was with the boy as he grew. He lived in the wilderness and became an archer. 21 He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother found a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
  • Gen 25:9 : 9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar, the Hittite.

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  • Gen 16:16
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    16(Now Abram was 86 years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael.)

  • Gen 16:11-12
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    11Then the LORD’s angel said to her,“You are now pregnant and are about to give birth to a son. You are to name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your painful groans.

    12He will be a wild donkey of a man. He will be hostile to everyone, and everyone will be hostile to him. He will live away from his brothers.”

  • Gen 16:1-5
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    1The Birth of Ishmael Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not given birth to any children, but she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar.

    2So Sarai said to Abram,“Since the LORD has prevented me from having children, please sleep with my servant. Perhaps I can have a family by her.” Abram did what Sarai told him.

    3So after Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years, Sarai, Abram’s wife, gave Hagar, her Egyptian servant, to her husband to be his wife.

    4He slept with Hagar, and she became pregnant. Once Hagar realized she was pregnant, she despised Sarai.

    5Then Sarai said to Abram,“You have brought this wrong on me! I gave my servant into your embrace, but when she realized that she was pregnant, she despised me. May the LORD judge between you and me!”

  • Gen 25:12-13
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    12The Sons of Ishmael This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham.

    13These are the names of Ishmael’s sons, by their names according to their records: Nebaioth(Ishmael’s firstborn), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

  • 1 Chr 1:28-29
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    79%

    28The sons of Abraham:Isaac and Ishmael.

    29These were their descendants:Ishmael’s DescendantsIshmael’s firstborn son was Nebaioth; the others were Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

  • Gen 21:3
    78%

    3Abraham named his son– whom Sarah bore to him– Isaac.

  • Gen 16:14
    77%

    14That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi.(It is located between Kadesh and Bered.)

  • Gen 17:25-26
    2 verses
    75%

    25his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised.

    26Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the very same day.

  • Gen 21:12-15
    4 verses
    74%

    12But God said to Abraham,“Do not be upset about the boy or your slave wife. Do all that Sarah is telling you because through Isaac your descendants will be counted.

    13But I will also make the son of the slave wife into a great nation, for he is your descendant too.”

    14Early in the morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He put them on her shoulders, gave her the child, and sent her away. So she went wandering aimlessly through the wilderness of Beer Sheba.

    15When the water in the skin was gone, she shoved the child under one of the shrubs.

  • Gen 17:18-20
    3 verses
    74%

    18Abraham said to God,“O that Ishmael might live before you!”

    19God said,“No, Sarah your wife is going to bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will confirm my covenant with him as a perpetual covenant for his descendants after him.

    20As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will indeed bless him, make him fruitful, and give him a multitude of descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes; I will make him into a great nation.

  • Gen 25:16
    73%

    16These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their settlements and their camps– twelve princes according to their clans.

  • Gen 21:9-10
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    9But Sarah noticed the son of Hagar the Egyptian– the son whom Hagar had borne to Abraham– mocking.

    10So she said to Abraham,“Banish that slave woman and her son, for the son of that slave woman will not be an heir along with my son Isaac!”

  • Gen 15:3
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    3Abram added,“Since you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!”

  • Gen 21:17
    72%

    17But God heard the boy’s voice. The angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and asked her,“What is the matter, Hagar? Don’t be afraid, for God has heard the boy’s voice right where he is crying.

  • Gen 16:8
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    8He said,“Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?” She replied,“I’m running away from my mistress, Sarai.”

  • Gen 17:15
    72%

    15Then God said to Abraham,“As for your wife, you must no longer call her Sarai; Sarah will be her name.

  • Gen 21:5
    72%

    5(Now Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.)

  • 1 Chr 1:31
    71%

    31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

  • Gen 25:19
    71%

    19Jacob and Esau This is the account of Isaac, the son of Abraham.Abraham became the father of Isaac.