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Ishmael [a] was the first son of Abraham, the common patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, through his wife Sara's handmaiden Hagar ( Genesis 16:3 ). According to the Genesis account, he died at the age of 137 ( Genesis 25:17 ). According to biblical tradition, he is the ancestor of the Arabs.
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- God Takes Care of Us. “God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer” (Genesis 21:20). When Ishmael and Hagar were sent away, it broke Abraham’s heart and he was naturally concerned about them.
- God Hears Our Cries. “Then she went off and sat down about a bowshot away, for she thought, ‘I cannot watch the boy die.’ And as she sat there, she began to sob” (Genesis 21:16).
- God Loves the Rejected. “But God said to him, ‘Do not be so distressed about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.
- God Fulfills His Promises. “God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, ‘What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.
Apr 12, 2024 · Updated Apr 12, 2024. Ishmael, Abraham's first son through Hagar, Sara's handmaiden, is a significant figure in the Abrahamic religions ( Genesis 16:3 ). He lived to be 137 years old ( Genesis 25:17) and is traditionally considered the forefather of the Arab peoples. Because Ishmael was born due to Abraham and Sarah's impatience with God's ...
- Name. The name is patterned on a common Sem. theophoric formation in which the deity is the subject of a sentence, in this case El (God), and the other element the predicate, in this case the verb “to hear.”
- The birth of Ishmael. In some parts of the ancient Near E it was obligatory for a wife who was barren to provide her husband with a slave woman who would bear children for her.
- Life of Ishmael. Ishmael was born when Abraham was eighty-six years old (16:16) while he was dwelling near Hebron (13:18). His mother was an Egyp. but she had been confronted by God in a time of her need (16:7-13).
- Divine statements concerning Ishmael. (a) God selects his name and, whatever the significance, the similarity of wording to Isaiah 7:14 is striking. (b) God describes his character as that of a wild ass in the sense of his being a wandering nomad (cf.
Hebrew/Greek. Your Content. Genesis 16-18. New Living Translation. The Birth of Ishmael. 16 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not been able to bear children for him. But she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar. 2 So Sarai said to Abram, “The Lord has prevented me from having children. Go and sleep with my servant. Perhaps I can have children ...
Ishmael grew to be strongly independent and, as the Lord had prophesied, he lived a life of hostility toward others. Ishmael settled in the wilderness of Paran, where he became an expert archer. Because Ishmael was Abraham's son, God blessed him. He had 12 sons, who became princes of 12 tribes. ( Genesis 16:11-12) The ESV Global Study Bible.
Jan 26, 2017 · The Bible verses mentioned are as follows: Genesis 16:16, “Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael.”. Genesis 21:5, “Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was ...
