Genesis 17:18-21 ⓘ
17:18 Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”
17:19 God said, “No, but Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son. You shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.
17:20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
17:21 But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year.”