11 Then the Angel of the Lord said to her:

You have conceived and will have a son.
You will name him Ishmael,[a]
for the Lord has heard your cry of affliction.

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  1. Genesis 16:11 = God Hears

11 The angel of the Lord(A) also said to her:

“You are now pregnant
    and you will give birth to a son.(B)
You shall name him(C) Ishmael,[a](D)
    for the Lord has heard of your misery.(E)

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  1. Genesis 16:11 Ishmael means God hears.

19 But God said, “No. Your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac.[a] I will confirm My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his future offspring.

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  1. Genesis 17:19 = He Laughs

19 Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son,(A) and you will call him Isaac.[a](B) I will establish my covenant with him(C) as an everlasting covenant(D) for his descendants after him.

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  1. Genesis 17:19 Isaac means he laughs.

60 But his mother responded, “No! He will be called John.”(A)

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60 but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”(A)

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63 He asked for a writing tablet and wrote:

HIS NAME IS JOHN.

And they were all amazed.

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63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.”(A)

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