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Gen 21:12 — And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

hearken		1Sa 8:7,9; Isa 46:10
in Isaac		Gen 17:19,21; Rom 9:7,8; Hbr 11:18

Correlating Passages

hearken

	1Sa 8:7	And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
	1Sa 8:9	Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
	Isa 46:10	Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times [the things] that are not [yet] done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

in Isaac

	Gen 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.
	Gen 17:21	But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
	Rom 9:7	Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, [are they] all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
	Rom 9:8	That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these [are] not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
	Hbr 11:18	Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:

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Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 21:12," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Gen/21/12.html>.

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