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Galatians 4:22

Scripture says that Abraham had two sons, one the child of the slave-woman and the other the child of the free woman.

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In The King James Version

For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.

In Context

21Tell me, you who want to be still subject to Law – Why don’t you listen to the Law?

23But the child of the slave-woman was born in the course of nature, while the child of the free woman was born in fulfillment of a promise.

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Cross References

Genesis 16:2Sarai said to Abram, “the Lord has denied me children; Take my slave-girl; maybe I will obtain children by her.” Then Abram listened to her

Genesis 21:1The Lord remembered what he had told Sarah, and he did as he had promised.

Matthew Henry on Galatians 4:22-31

Affectionate Remonstrance. ( a. d. 56.) 21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law? 22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. 23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise. 24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar. 25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem… Read the whole commentary →

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