And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
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Gill's Exposition
And Hagar bare Abram a son,.... Being returned to his house, and received by him, and reconciled to Sarai, she brought forth a son to Abram, according to the prediction of the angel:
and Abram…
- The Birth of Ishmael 1. הנר hāgār, Hagar, “flight.” Hejrah, the flight of Muhammed. 7. מלאך mal'ak “messenger, angel.” A deputy commissioned to discharge a certain duty for the principal whom he…
Adam Clarke
And Hagar bare Abram a son, etc. - It appears, therefore, that Hagar returned at the command of the angel, believing the promise that God had made to her.
Called his son's name - Ishmael - Finding by…
It is here taken for granted, though not expressly recorded, that Hagar did as the angel commanded her, returning to here mistress and submitting herself; and then, in the fulness of time, she brought…
The Birth of Ishmael. (P.)
These verses are from P, and are inserted in place of J's account of the birth of Ishmael.
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