Genesis 25:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.”
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“This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:”
King James Version · Public Domain“Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And these <FI>are<Fi> births of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, hath borne to Abraham;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 25:12 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 16:10Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”
- Genesis 16:15And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.
- Genesis 17:20As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
- Genesis 21:13But I will also make a nation of the slave woman’s son, because he is your offspring.”
- Judges 8:24Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)
- 1 Chronicles 1:28The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.
- 1 Chronicles 1:29These are their genealogies:
- Psalms 83:6the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,
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