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Genesis 16:11

King James Version (KJV)

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Genesis 16:11

Verse 11 of 16

Scripture focus

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou [art] with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.

Genesis 16:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 16:11

Theological / Devotional

Ishmael. This is the first time God named an unborn child (see Gen. 17:19; Luke 1:13, 31). He thus manifested to Hagar His interest in her and her offspring. The name of the child, Ishmael, “God shall hear,” was to remind her of God’s merciful interposition, and to remind Ishmael that he was an object of God’s gracious providence.

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