Genesis 21:1-21

summary
Isaac is born and grows up. As he is weaned, Abraham is directed by both Sarah and God to send his other son Ishmael and his mother Hagar.

key verses
21:12 God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”

related verse
Galatians 4:22 It is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise.