Genesis 21:9
But Sarah noticed the son of Hagar the Egyptian– the son whom Hagar had borne to Abraham– mocking.
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- Gen 16:15 : 15 So Hagar gave birth to Abram’s son, whom Abram named Ishmael.
- Gal 4:29 : 29 But just as at that time the one born by natural descent persecuted the one born according to the Spirit, so it is now.
- Gen 16:1 : 1 The Birth of Ishmael Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not given birth to any children, but she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar.
- Ps 44:13-14 : 13 You made us an object of disdain to our neighbors; those who live on our borders taunt and insult us. 14 You made us an object of ridicule among the nations; foreigners treat us with contempt.
- Prov 20:11 : 11 Even a young man is known by his actions, whether his activity is pure and whether it is right.
- Lam 1:7 : 7 ז(Zayin) Jerusalem remembers, when she became a poor homeless person, all her treasures that she owned in days of old. When her people fell into an enemy’s grip, none of her allies came to her rescue. Her enemies gloated over her; they sneered at her downfall.
- Gal 4:22 : 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.
- Gen 16:3-6 : 3 So 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. 4 He slept with Hagar, and she became pregnant. Once Hagar realized she was pregnant, she despised Sarai. 5 Then 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!” 6 Abram said to Sarai,“Since your servant is under your authority, do to her whatever you think best.” Then Sarai treated Hagar harshly, so she ran away from Sarai.
- Heb 11:36 : 36 And others experienced mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
- 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.
- 2 Kgs 2:23-24 : 23 He went up from there to Bethel. As he was traveling up the road, some young boys came out of the city and made fun of him, saying,“Go on up, baldy! Go on up, baldy!” 24 When he turned around and saw them, he called God’s judgment down on them. Two female bears came out of the woods and ripped forty-two of the boys to pieces.
- 2 Chr 30:10 : 10 The messengers journeyed from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun, but people mocked and ridiculed them.
- 2 Chr 36:16 : 16 But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his warnings, and ridiculed his prophets. Finally the LORD got very angry at his people and there was no one who could prevent his judgment.
- Neh 4:1-5 : 1 Opposition to the Work Continues(3:33) Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall he became angry and was quite upset. He derided the Jews, 2 and in the presence of his colleagues and the army of Samaria he said,“What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they be left to themselves? Will they again offer sacrifice? Will they finish this in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones to life again from piles of dust?” 3 Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was close by, said,“If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!” 4 Hear, O our God, for we are despised! Return their reproach on their own head! Reduce them to plunder in a land of exile! 5 Do not cover their iniquity, and do not wipe out their sin from your sight. For they have bitterly offended the builders!
- Job 30:1 : 1 Job’s Present Misery“But now they mock me, those who are younger than I, whose fathers I disdained too much to put with my sheep dogs.
- Ps 22:6 : 6 But I am a worm, not a man; people insult me and despise me.
- Ps 42:10 : 10 My enemies’ taunts cut into me to the bone, as they say to me all day long,“Where is your God?”
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- Gen 21:10-178 verses84%
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!”
11Sarah’s demand displeased Abraham greatly because Ishmael was his son.
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.
16Then 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.
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 16:3-64 verses74%
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!”
6Abram said to Sarai,“Since your servant is under your authority, do to her whatever you think best.” Then Sarai treated Hagar harshly, so she ran away from Sarai.
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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.
- Gen 21:6-83 verses73%
6Sarah said,“God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”
7She went on to say,“Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have given birth to a son for him in his old age!”
8The child grew and was weaned. Abraham prepared a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
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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.
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15So Hagar gave birth to Abram’s son, whom Abram named Ishmael.
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30But what does the scripture say?“Throw out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman will not share the inheritance with the son” of the free woman.
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15Then Sarah lied, saying,“I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. But the LORD said,“No! You did laugh.”
- Gen 21:2-32 verses70%
2So Sarah became pregnant and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the appointed time that God had told him.
3Abraham named his son– whom Sarah bore to him– Isaac.
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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.”
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13The LORD said to Abraham,“Why did Sarah laugh and say,‘Will I really have a child when I am old?’
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22For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.
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21But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year.”
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17Then Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laughed as he said to himself,“Can a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?”
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17This is what she said to him:“That Hebrew slave you brought to us tried to humiliate me,