Genesis 16:16 meaning and explanation
Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.
Genesis 16:16, Berean Standard Bible
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This closing verse dates the birth of Ishmael, the son Hagar bore to Abram after Sarai gave her maidservant to him as a wife. The chapter has followed Hagar from Sarai's harsh treatment into the desert, where the angel of the LORD told her to return and promised a son named Ishmael, meaning God hears.
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