Genesis 17:18-20

International Children’s Bible

¹⁸ Then Abraham said to God, “Please let Ishmael be the son you promised.”

¹⁹ God said, “No. Sarah your wife will have a son, and you will name him Isaac.^[a] I will make my agreement with him. It will be an agreement that continues forever with all his descendants.

²⁰ “You asked me about Ishmael, and I heard you. I will bless him. I will give him many descendants. And I will cause their numbers to grow very greatly. He will be the father of 12 great leaders. I will make him into a great nation.