¹⁵God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai anymore. Her name will be Sarah. ¹⁶I will give her my blessing. You can be sure that I will give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations. Kings of nations will come from her.”

¹⁷Abraham fell with his face to the ground. He laughed and said to himself, “Will a son be born to a man who is 100 years old? Will Sarah have a child at the age of 90?”

¹⁸Abraham said to God, “I wish Ishmael could receive your blessing!”

¹⁹Then God said, “I will bless Ishmael. But your wife Sarah will have a son by you. And you will name him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him. It will be a covenant that lasts forever. It will be for Isaac and for his family after him.

²⁰“As for Ishmael, I have heard you. You can be sure that I will bless him. I will give him children. I will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of 12 rulers. And I will make him into a great nation.

²¹“But I will establish my covenant with Isaac. By this time next year, Sarah will have a son by you.”

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