Genesis 16:10

10The angel of the Lord also said to her, a“I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude.”

Genesis 17:20

20As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful and bmultiply him greatly. He cshall father twelve princes, and dI will make him into a great nation.

Genesis 21:13

13And I will make ea nation of the son of the slave woman also, because he is your offspring.”

Genesis 25:12-18

12These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, fwhom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham. 13 gThese are the names of the sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their birth: hNebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and iKedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15Hadad, jTema, kJetur, lNaphish, and Kedemah. 16These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, mtwelve princes according to their tribes. 17(These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He nbreathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.) 18 oThey settled from Havilah to pShur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled
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over against all his kinsmen.

1 Chronicles 1:29-31

29 rThese are their genealogies: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
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