⁹And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking. ¹⁰And she said to Abraham, Cast out this handmaid and her son; for the son of this handmaid shall not inherit with my son—with Isaac. ¹¹And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son. ¹²And God said to Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad and because of thy handmaid: in all that Sarah hath said to thee hearken to her voice, for in Isaac shall a seed be called to thee. ¹³But also the son of the handmaid will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

¹⁴And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a flask of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder—and the child, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered about in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. ¹⁵And the water was exhausted from the flask; and she cast the child under one of the shrubs, ¹⁶and she went and sat down over against him, a bow-shot off; for she said, Let me not behold the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice and wept. ¹⁷And God heard the voice of the lad. And the Angel of God called to Hagar from the heavens, and said to her, What aileth thee, Hagar? Fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad there, where he is. ¹⁸Arise, take the lad, and hold him in thy hand; for I will make of him a great nation. ¹⁹And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the flask with water, and gave the lad drink. ²⁰And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. ²¹And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

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