10 Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.” 11 The angel of the LORD proceeded: “Behold, you have conceived and will bear a son. And you shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction. 12 He will be a wild donkey of a man, and his hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand against him; he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.”
Genesis 16:10–12
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Genesis 21:12–14
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Genesis 17:19–21
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Book of Jubilees 17:6–8
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Book of Jubilees 15:15–17
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Genesis 17:15–17
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Genesis 21:17–19
17 Then God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “What is wrong, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he lies. 18 Get up, lift up the boy, and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a… 19 …
Book of Jubilees 15:19–21
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Genesis 35:10–12
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