Genesis 17:20 meaning and explanation
As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
Genesis 17:20, Berean Standard Bible
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God is speaking to Abram, now renamed Abraham, as he establishes the covenant of circumcision. Abraham has just fallen facedown and pleaded that Ishmael, his son by Hagar, might live under God's blessing.
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