Gen 21:8-9 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 21:8-21: 21:8-21 God used the incident of Ishmael’s mocking Isaac to separate Ishmael and Hagar from the family and the child of promise. They would constantly threaten the promised descendant if they remained with the family. Summary for Gen 21:8-9: 21:8-9 The feast for Isaac’s weaning probably occurred when he was three and Ishmael was about seventeen years old (16:16 ). Sarah saw Ishmael making fun of her son, Isaac: The verb metsakheq (“making fun of”) is related to the word for “laughter”; this theme (21:6 ) is given a sour twist by Ishmael’s mockery.

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‏ Genesis 21:8-9

Summary for Gen 21:8-21: 21:8-21 ^a God used the incident of Ishmael’s mocking Isaac to separate Ishmael and Hagar from the family and the child of promise. They would constantly threaten the promised descendant if they remained with the family.
Summary for Gen 21:8-9: 21:8-9 ^b The feast for Isaac’s weaning probably occurred when he was three and Ishmael was about seventeen years old (16:16 ^c). Sarah saw Ishmael making fun of her son, Isaac: The verb metsakheq (“making fun of”) is related to the word for “laughter”; this theme (21:6 ^d) is given a sour twist by Ishmael’s mockery.