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Genesis 16:1-2
Revised Standard Version
Genesis 16:1-2
Revised Standard Version
The Birth of Ishmael
16 Now Sar′ai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children. She had an Egyptian maid whose name was Hagar; 2 and Sar′ai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children; go in to my maid; it may be that I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sar′ai.
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