Genesis 17:20
"And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: 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."
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- Genesis 21:18
"Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation."
Read in chapter → - Genesis 21:13
"And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed."
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"Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:"
Read in chapter → - Genesis 16:10
"And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude."
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