Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in your hand; for I will make him a great nation.
And the angel of the LORD said to her, I will multiply your seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: 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.
And also of the son of the female slave will I make a nation, because he is your seed.
And the angel of the LORD called to him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.