Genesis 21:11 meaning and explanation
Now this matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son Ishmael.
Genesis 21:11, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Sarah has just demanded that Hagar and Ishmael be expelled so Ishmael will not share Isaac's inheritance. The narrator pauses on Abraham's reaction: the matter was very bad in his eyes, and the reason given is that Ishmael was his son.
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