Genesis 21:11

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

This upset Abraham very much. He was worried about his son Ishmael.

Cross References

Hebrews 12:11

We don’t enjoy discipline when we get it. It is painful. But later, after we have learned our lesson from it, we will enjoy the peace that comes from doing what is right.

Genesis 17:18

Then Abraham said to God, “I hope Ishmael will live and serve you.”

Matthew 10:37

“Those who love their father or mother more than they love me are not worthy of me. And those who love their son or daughter more than they love me are not worthy of me.

2 Samuel 18:33

So the king knew Absalom was dead and he became very upset. He went upstairs to the room over the gate, crying, “O my son Absalom! My son Absalom, I wish I had died instead of you! O Absalom, my son, my son!”

Genesis 21:12

But God said to Abraham, “Don’t worry about the boy and the slave woman. Do what Sarah wants. Your descendants will be those who come through Isaac.