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20 God was with the boy as he grew up. Ishmael lived in the ·desert [wilderness] and became an archer. 21 He lived in the Desert of Paran [C a region in the eastern Sinai peninsula], and his mother found a wife for him in Egypt [C Hagar’s original homeland].

Abraham’s Bargain with Abimelech

22 ·Then [At that time] Abimelech came with Phicol, the commander of his army, and said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do.

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20 God was with the boy(A) as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer. 21 While he was living in the Desert of Paran,(B) his mother got a wife for him(C) from Egypt.

The Treaty at Beersheba

22 At that time Abimelek(D) and Phicol the commander of his forces(E) said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do.(F)

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