"Arise,ª° lift upª°¹ the lad,ª and holdª° him in¹ thine hand;ª for¹ I will makeª° him a greatª nation.ª" {Gen 21:18} + "And the angelª of the LORDª saidª° unto her, I will multiply²° thy seed² exceedingly,ª°¹¹ that it shall not¹ be numberedª° for multitude.ª¹" {Gen 16:10} + "And as for Ishmael,ª I have heard¹ thee:²° Behold,¹ I have blessedª° him, and will make him fruitful,ª°¹ and will multiplyª° him exceedingly;ª twelveªª princesª shall he beget,ª° and I will make¹ him²° a greatª nation.ª" {Gen 17:20} + "Now these¹ [are] the generationsª of Ishmael,ª Abraham'sª son,ª whom¹ Hagarª the Egyptian,ª Sarah'sª handmaid,ª bareª° unto Abraham:ª ... And they dweltª° from Havilahª¹ unto¹ Shur,ª that¹ [is] beforeª¹ Egypt,ª as thou goestª° toward Assyria:ª [and] he diedª° in¹ the presenceª of all¹ his brethren.ª" {Gen 25:12-18} |
