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19 God said, “No, I said that your wife Sarah will have a son. You will name him Isaac.[a] I will make my agreement with him that will continue forever with all his descendants.

20 “You mentioned Ishmael, and I heard you. I will bless him, and he will have many children. He will be the father of twelve great leaders. His family will become a great nation. 21 But I will make my agreement with Isaac, the son who Sarah will have. He will be born at this same time next year.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 17:19 Isaac This name means “he laughs” or “he is happy.”

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