Genesis 21:18

New International Version

Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”

Cross References

Genesis 16:10

The angel added, “I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.”

Genesis 16:7

The angel of the Lord found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur.

Genesis 17:20

And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.

Genesis 21:13

I will make the son of the slave into a nation also, because he is your offspring.”

Genesis 22:11

But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.