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nine years old and Sarah ninety, we find that she also bears
a son whom they name Isaac according to the Divine promise.
As no chronological order is observed in the Book of
Genesis, we are told that after the birth of Isaac, Ishmael
and his mother are turned out and sent away by Abraham
in a most cruel manner, simply because Sarah so wished.
Ishmael and his mother disappear in the desert, a fountain
bursts out when the youth is on the point of death from thirst;
he drinks and is saved. Nothing more is heard of Ishmael
in the Book of Genesis except that he married an Egyptian
woman, and when Abraham died he was present together
with Isaac to bury their dead father.
Then the Book of Genesis continues the story of Isaac,
a son whom they name Isaac according to the Divine promise.
As no chronological order is observed in the Book of
Genesis, we are told that after the birth of Isaac, Ishmael
and his mother are turned out and sent away by Abraham
in a most cruel manner, simply because Sarah so wished.
Ishmael and his mother disappear in the desert, a fountain
bursts out when the youth is on the point of death from thirst;
he drinks and is saved. Nothing more is heard of Ishmael
in the Book of Genesis except that he married an Egyptian
woman, and when Abraham died he was present together
with Isaac to bury their dead father.
Then the Book of Genesis continues the story of Isaac,