![]() God also mentioned that "He will be a wild donkey of a man, His hand will be over (against) everyone, And everyone's hand will be against him And he will live in the presence of his brethren."( Genesis 16).Ī year later, Ishmael's half-brother Isaac was born to Abraham by his first wife Sarah when she was 90 years old ( Genesis 17:17), after she had ceased showing any signs of fertility ( Genesis 18:11). God told Abraham that He would establish his covenant through Isaac, and when Abraham inquired as to Ishmael's role, God answered that Ishmael has been blessed and that he "will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation." ( Genesis 17). His father Abram, given the new name "Abraham", then 99, was circumcised along with the others ( Genesis 17).Īt the time of the covenant, God informed Abraham that his wife Sarah would give birth to a son, whom he was instructed to name Isaac. When he was 13 years old, Ishmael was circumcised at the same time as all other males in Abraham's household, becoming a part of the covenant in a mass circumcision. See also: Account of Isaac in the Hebrew Bible Inheritance, rights and the first circumcision When Ishmael was born, Abraham was 86 years old. However, God told Hagar that her son would be living in conflict with his relatives. God would make of Ishmael a great nation because he was of the seed of Abraham. ![]() This occurred at the well of Beer-lahai-roi, where Hagar encountered the Angel of the Lord, who said to her "Behold, you are with child / And shall bear a son / You shall call him Ishmael, / For the Lord has paid heed to your suffering." The Angel commanded Hagar, "Return to your mistress and submit to her."Ībraham was blessed so that his descendants would be as numerous as the dust of the earth. Genesis 16:7–16 describes the naming of Ishmael, and God's promise to Hagar concerning Ishmael and his descendants. Hagar then fled into the desert region between Abraham's settlement and Shur. Hagar began to show contempt for Sarah, who responded by treating her harshly. Abraham took Hagar as his wife and begat her child. She had the idea to offer her Egyptian handmaiden Hagar to her husband so that they could have a child by her. Sarai was 75 years old and had yet to bear a child. She and her husband Abram (Abraham) sought a way to have children in order to fulfill the Abrahamic covenant that was established in Genesis 15. ![]() In Genesis 16, the birth of Ishmael was planned by the Patriarch Abraham's first wife, who at that time was known as Sarai. The Genesis narrative sees the account of Ishmael's life take place through chapters 16, 17, 21 and 25. The dismissal of Hagar, by Pieter Pietersz Lastman ![]()
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