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NASB | Genesis 21:18 "Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him by the hand, for I will make a great nation of him." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 21:18 "Get up, help the boy up, and hold him by the hand, for I will make him a great nation." |
Bible Question:
Hi I studied many verses concerning the Arabs which are descendants from Hagar's son Ishmael...Gen 25:12-16. I found the Artabs mentioned in the New Testament...Act 2:11 They speaks of the works of God. I think this is terrific! With this nation God formed from Ishmael, do they as a whole have a bible like ours? |
Bible Answer: Seedling, your comment, “I found the Artabs mentioned in the New Testament...Act 2:11 They speaks of the works of God. I think this is terrific!”, is one of the most beautiful aspects of our Savior’s genealogy. Take note of the three women mentioned in Matthew 1. They were daughters of Abraham THRU the seed of his son Ishmael. Even Ishmael was part of God’s promise to Abraham. The covenant sealed when Abraham and his teenage son were circumcised. In Palestine today are many Palestinian Christians, whose family trees date back to the times of Christ Jesus their Lord. From those whom you mentioned in Acts 2, perhaps. Oh, the wonders of His never failing love towards the descendents of Abraham. T’oma |