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Abraham and Ishmael
How Abraham and Ishmael are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Abraham was a parent of Ishmael.
Ishmael was Abraham's son by Hagar. When God promised a son by Sarah, Abraham pleaded, "O that Ishmael might live before thee!" and God promised to bless Ishmael too.
when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram
Genesis 16:16, King James Version
O that Ishmael might live before thee!
Genesis 17:18, King James Version
Where they cross: Genesis 17:18-20
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
Genesis 16:16
16And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
Genesis 17:18-20
18And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
19And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
20And 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.
King James Version