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Genesis 21

Genesis 21 records the long-promised birth of Isaac exactly as God had said. Sarah’s laughter turns to joy. Conflict then arises over Ishmael, and Abraham is distressed when Sarah demands Hagar and Ishmael be sent away. God tells Abraham to heed Sarah concerning the covenant line through Isaac while promising to make a nation of Ishmael. God hears the boy in the wilderness and provides water. The chapter closes with Abraham and Abimelech making a covenant at Beersheba.

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Genesis 21 records the long-promised birth of Isaac exactly as God had said. Sarah’s laughter turns to joy. Conflict then arises over Ishmael, and Abraham is distressed when Sarah demands Hagar and Ishmael be sent away. God tells Abraham to heed Sarah concerning the covenant line through Isaac while promising to make a nation of Ishmael. God hears the boy in the wilderness and provides water. The chapter closes with Abraham and Abimelech making a covenant at Beersheba.

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Verses 1–8Isaac is born and weanedVerses 9–14Hagar and Ishmael are sent awayVerses 15–21God cares for Hagar and IshmaelVerses 22–34Abraham and Abimelech make a covenant
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1And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and…2For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his…3And Abraham called the name of his son that was…4And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old,…5And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son…6And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so…7And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that…8And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made…9And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which…10Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and…11And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because…12And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous…13And also of the son of the bondwoman will I…14And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took…15And the water was spent in the bottle, and she…16And she went, and sat her down over against him…17And God heard the voice of the lad; and the…18Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine…19And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well…20And God was with the lad; and he grew, and…21And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his…22And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech…23Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou…24And Abraham said, I will swear.25And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water,…26And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this…27And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto…28And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by…29And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe…30And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou…31Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware…32Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose…33And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there…34And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days.