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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 16:11

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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16:11 Names in Genesis often capture the message of a passage and aid the remembrance of the events and their significance in the history of the faith. The name Ishmael, which means “God hears,” commemorates that the Lord . . . heard Hagar’s cry of distress (see also study note on 16:14-15). This name would have greatly comforted Hagar; God listened to her prayers and acknowledged her complaint.
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