kjv@Genesis:17:18 @ And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
kjv@Genesis:17:19 @ And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
kjv@Genesis:17:20 @ And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.