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Genesis 17:18-20
EasyEnglish Bible
Genesis 17:18-20
EasyEnglish Bible
18 So Abraham said to God, ‘I would be happy if you would bless Ishmael as my son.’
19 God said to Abraham, ‘No, your wife Sarah will give birth to a son for you. You must give him the name “Isaac”.[a] I will make my covenant with him and with his descendants for all time. 20 I have heard what you want me to do for Ishmael. I will bless him. I will cause him to have many descendants. Among his descendants there will be 12 rulers. His descendants will become a great nation.
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- 17:19 The name ‘Isaac’ means ‘he laughs’.
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