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Genesis 17:18

Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”

Genesis 17:18 WEB

Genesis 17:18 in the King James Version

And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!

Context

17 Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?”

18 Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”

19 God said, “No, but Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son. You shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.

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