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Genesis 21:9-21

9 Now Sarah saw that Isaac was being laughed at by Hagar’s son (that child of Hagar the Egyptian, borne to Abraham) 10 "Throw out this slave woman with her son," she said "for the son of this slave should not share your inheritance together with my son Isaac." 11 The whole matter upset Abraham greatly, because of his elder son. 12 But God said to Abraham, "Do not be distressed about the boy and your servant girl. Do whatever Sarah tells you to do, for your descendants will be recorded through Isaac. 13 As for the son of the servant girl, because he is your son I will make a nation of him as well."

14 So Abraham got up early in the morning, took bread and a skin of water, and gave them to Hagar; then he put these on her shoulder, and sent her and the child away. She left and roamed around in the desert regions of Beer-sheba.

15 When the water in the skin was gone, she abandoned the child under one of the bushes. 16 Then she sat down some way off, about a bowshot; for she prayed, "Please don’t let me see the child die." When she sat down at a distance, she called out, and he was crying.

17 Then God heard the boy’s voice; and His angel called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What is the matter, Hagar? Don’t be afraid! God has heard the boy’s voice coming from where he is. 18 Go over and lift up the boy and hold on to him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation." 19 Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. She went over and filled the skin with water, and gave the boy a drink.

20 God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert regions, and became an expert with the bow. 21 He lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother obtained a wife for him from the land of Egypt.