Genesis 21:13

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

but the son of the slave woman is also your son, and I will make his descendants into a great nation.”

Cross References

Genesis 16:10

I will give you a son, who will be called Ishmael, because I have heard your cry for help. And later I will give you so many descendants that no one will be able to count them all.

Genesis 17:20

I have heard what you asked me to do for Ishmael, and so I will also bless him with many descendants. He will be the father of twelve princes, and I will make his family a great nation.

Genesis 21:14

Early the next morning Abraham gave Hagar an animal skin full of water and some bread. Then he put the boy on her shoulder and sent them away. They wandered around in the desert near Beersheba,

Genesis 21:18

Help him up and hold his hand, because I will make him the father of a great nation.”