Genesis 17:18
“And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!”
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Cross-References
“Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:”
“But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.”
“And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:”
“And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.”
“For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.”