Genesis 17:18

Abraham said to God, “May Ishmael always live under your blessing!”

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

17Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground. But inside he was laughing, asking himself, “How on earth could I have a son at the age of one hundred? How could Sarah have a child when she is ninety?”

19“No, it's your wife Sarah who is going to have a son for you!” God replied. “You are to call him Isaac. I will keep my agreement with him and his descendants as an eternal agreement.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:14“Look! You're driving me away right now—cursing the ground and banishing me from your presence. I'm going to have to hide and always be on the run, left to wander all over the earth. Anyone who finds me is going to kill me!”

Psalms 4:6Many say, “Who is going to show us some good?” Lord, may your face shine upon us.

Isaiah 59:2It's your guilt that has created a barrier between you and your God; your sins have hidden his face from you so he can't hear you.

Acts 2:39This promise is given to you, to your children, and to all who are far away—everyone the Lord our God calls.”

Matthew Henry on Genesis 17:16-23

15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. 16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. 17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? 18 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!… Read the whole commentary →

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