Bible: John 14:16; 16:26; 17:9, 15, 20
14:16 Then 1 I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate 2 to be with you forever –
The Birth of Ishmael
16:1 Now Sarai, 1 Abram’s wife, had not given birth to any children, 2 but she had an Egyptian servant 3 named Hagar. 4
17:9 Then God said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep 1 the covenantal requirement 2 I am imposing on you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.
17:15 Then God said to Abraham, “As for your wife, you must no longer call her Sarai; 3 Sarah 4 will be her name. 17:20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you. 5 I will indeed bless him, make him fruitful, and give him a multitude of descendants. 6 He will become the father of twelve princes; 7 I will make him into a great nation.
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