Birth of Ishmael

Scripture

• Genesis 16:11

  And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.

• Genesis 16:12

  And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

• Genesis 16:13

  And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

• Genesis 16:14

  Wherefore the well was called Beer–lahai–roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

• Genesis 16:15

  And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

• Genesis 16:16

  And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.