Bible: Luke 12:42; 16:1, 3, 8
12:42 The Lord replied, 1 “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, 2 whom the master puts in charge of his household servants, 3 to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?
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
16:3 So after Abram had lived 5 in Canaan for ten years, Sarai, Abram’s wife, gave Hagar, her Egyptian servant, 6 to her husband to be his wife. 7 16:8 He said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?” She replied, “I’m running away from 8 my mistress, Sarai.”
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