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Genesis 17:20

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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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The surrounding passage

  1. Genesis 17:18

    And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!

  2. Genesis 17:19

    And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

  3. Genesis 17:21

    But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.

  4. Genesis 17:22

    And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

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