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Genesis 21:9

But Sarah noticed that Ishmael, Hagar the Egyptian's son she'd had for Abraham, was making fun of Isaac.

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In The King James Version

And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.

In Context

8The baby grew up, and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a large feast.

10So she went to Abraham and told him, “You have to get rid of this slave woman and this son of hers! A slave woman's son is not going to be one of your heirs and inherit together with my son Isaac!”

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Cross References

Genesis 16:3So Sarai, Abram's wife took her Egyptian slave Hagar and gave her to her husband as his wife. Abram had been living in the land of Canaan for ten years when this happened.

Genesis 17:20Now about Ishmael. I heard what you said, and I will also bless him. I will make sure he has a great many descendants. He will be the father of twelve princes, and I will make him into a great nation.

2 Chronicles 30:10The messengers went from town to town all over the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun; but the people laughed at them and mocked them.

Nehemiah 4:1When Sanballat found out that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious—really mad! He made fun of the Jews

Psalms 22:6But I'm a worm, not a man, scorned and despised by everyone.

Psalms 44:13You have made a mockery of us before our neighbors, we are ridiculed and laughed at by those around us.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 21:2-9

The Birth of Isaac. ( b. c. 1897.) 1 And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken. 2 For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. 3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. 4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him. 5 And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. 6 And Sarah said, God… Read the whole commentary →

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