Genesis 21:10-12

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Hagar and Ishmael Are Sent Away

^9-10^(A) One day, Sarah noticed Hagar's son Ishmael^[a] playing,^[b] and she said to Abraham, “Get rid of that Egyptian slave woman and her son! I don't want him to inherit anything. It should all go to my son.”^[c]

¹¹Abraham was worried about Ishmael. ¹²^(B) But God said, “Abraham, don't worry about your slave woman and the boy. Just do what Sarah tells you. Isaac will inherit your family name,

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Footnotes

21.9,10 Ishmael: The son of Abraham and Hagar, who was Sarah's slave woman (see 16.1-16).
21.9,10 playing: Hebrew; one ancient translation “playing with her son Isaac.”
21.9,10 Get rid … son: When Abraham accepted Ishmael as his son, it gave Ishmael the right to inherit part of what Abraham owned. But slaves who were given their freedom lost the right to inherit such property.