15And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
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.
And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. …
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.
The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-16)It is here taken for granted, though not expressly recorded, that Hagar did as the angel commanded her, returning to her mistress and submitting herself; and then, in the fulness of time, she brought forth her son. Note, Those who obey divine precepts shall have the comfort of divine promises. This was the son of the bond-woman that was born after the flesh (Gal. 4:23), representing the unbelievin…
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