"Because the LORD hath heard thy affliction" (Genesis 16:11).
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Firstborn son of Abraham and Hagar. An angel predicted he would be 'a wild donkey of a man' and that he would live in hostility with others. He was sent away with his mother but survived. He became an archer in the wilderness and father of twelve princes, whose tribes settled from Havilah to Shur.
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.Genesis 16:11, KJV
Genesis 17:20
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.Genesis 17:20, KJV
Genesis 21:9
And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.Genesis 21:9, KJV
Genesis 25:13
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,Genesis 25:13, KJV
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