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Barnes' Notes on Galatians 4:22

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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For it is written - Genesis 16:0; Genesis 21:0. Abraham had two sons - Ishmael and Isaac. Abraham subsequently had several sons by Keturah after the death of Sarah; Genesis 26:1-6. But the two sons by Hagar and Sarah were the most prominent, and the events of their lives furnished the particular illustration which Paul desired. The one by a bond-maid - Ishmael, the son of Hagar. Hagar was an Egyptian slave, whom Sarah gave to Abraham in order that he might not be wholly without posterity; Genesis 16:3. The other by a free woman - Isaac, the son of Sarah; Genesis 21:1-2. return to 'Top of Page'
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