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Genesis - ch 21 v 1 - 20
- And the Lord visited Sara, as he had promised: and fulfilled what he had spoken.
- And she conceived and bore a son in her old age, at the time that God had foretold her.
- And Abraham called the name of his son, whom Sara bore him, Isaac.
- And he circumcised him the eighth day, as God had commanded him,
- When he was a hundred years old: for at this age of his father was Isaac born.
- And Sara said: God hath made a laughter for me: whosoever shall hear of it will laugh with me.
- And again she said: Who would believe that Abraham should hear that Sara gave suck to a son, whom she bore to him in his old age.
- And the child grew and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast on the day of his weaning.
- And when Sara had seen the son of Agar the Egyptian playing with Isaac her son, she said to Abraham:
- Cast out this bondwoman, and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with my son Isaac.
- Abraham took this grievously for his son.
- And God said to him: Let it not seem grievous to thee for the boy, and for thy bondwoman: in all that Sara hath said to thee, hearken to her voice: for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
- But I will make the son also of the bondwoman a great nation, because he is thy seed.
- So Abraham rose up in the morning, and taking bread and a bottle of water, put it upon her shoulder, and delivered the boy, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Bersabee.
- And when the water in the bottle was spent, she cast the boy under one of the trees that were there.
- And she went her way, and sat over against him a great way off as far as a bow can carry, for she said: I will not see the boy die: and sitting over against, she lifted up her voice and wept.
- And God heard the voice of the boy: and an angel of God called to Agar from heaven, saying: What art thou doing, Agar? fear not: for God hath heard the voice of the boy, from the place wherein he is.
- Arise, take up the boy, and hold him by the hand: for I will make him a great nation.
- And God opened her eyes: and she saw a well of water, and went and filled the bottle, and gave the boy to drink.
- And God was with him: and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became a young man, an archer.
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