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.."And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold I have blessed him... and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation." (Gen xvii 20) The narrative continues (Gen xxi 20-21) "God was with the lad; and he grew, ... and he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and... took him a wife out of the land of Egypt." (Mount Paran is in Arabia -Ed)
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