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But Godsaid, "No, but Sarah your wife will bear you 1a son, and you shall call his nameIsaac; and 2I will establish My covenant with him for an everlastingcovenant for his descendantsafter him.
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Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to a man one hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?"
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And Abraham said to God, "Oh that Ishmael might live before You!"
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But God said, "No, but Sarah your wife will bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
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"As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
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"But My covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this season next year."