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Genesis 25:12

AbrahamHagarIshmaelSarah

10 This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah.

11 After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.

This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.

13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.
KJV
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
WEB
Now this is the history of the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham.
ASV
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham`s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah`s handmaid, bare unto Abraham.
DARBY
And these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's bondwoman, bore to Abraham.
BLB
And these [are] the generations of Ishmael son of Abraham, whom Hagar the Egyptianess, maidservant of Sarah, bore to Abraham.
ÅB
Dette er Ismaels, Abrahams sønns slektstre, han som Abraham fikk med egypterkvinnen Hagar, Saras slavekvinne.
OTB
Dette er beretningen om slektslinjen til Ismael, Abrahams sønn, som Hagar egypteren, Saras tjenestekvinne, fødte til Abraham.
B1930
Dette er Ismaels, Abrahams sønns ættetavle, han som Abraham fikk med egypterkvinnen Hagar, Saras trælkvinne.

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  • Psalms 83:6

    the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,

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  • Genesis 17:20

    As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.

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  • Genesis 21:13

    But I will also make a nation of the slave woman’s son, because he is your offspring.”

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  • Genesis 16:10–15

    Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”

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