Genesis 17:18-20

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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.