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Therefore, I arose early in the morning and took Hagar and my son Ishmael into the deserts of Arabia where dwelt a people who were friendly unto me.
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And there I built with Ishmael a temple unto the Lord our God that his seed might always be kept in remembrance of the Lord.
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And Hagar and Ishmael dwelt among the people of the desert and were content and Ishmael was a mighty hunter with the bow among them.
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And every year at a certain time I went and dwelt with my wife Hagar and with my son Ishmael.
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And when Ishmael was twenty years of age, his mother asked my consent to take him to the house of her father in Egypt for she longed to see her family again.
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Wherefore, I gave them my blessing and they departed into the land of Egypt where they remained one year.
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And while they were in Egypt, Ishmael took to wife Meribah daughter of Phanes, son of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.
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And after he had taken Meribah to wife, they remained in the land of Egypt yet ten years and Meribah bare unto Ishmael four sons and two daughters.
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After this time Ishmael took his mother and his wife and his children and returned to the deserts of Arabia.
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And the Lord blessed Ishmael for my sake and increased him in flocks and in herds and in good things.