18. Then Abraham said to God, “I hope Ishmael will live and serve you.”
19. God said, “No, I said that your wife Sarah will have a son. You will name him Isaac. I will make my agreement with him that will continue forever with all his descendants.
20. “You mentioned Ishmael, and I heard you. I will bless him, and he will have many children. He will be the father of twelve great leaders. His family will become a great nation.
21. But I will make my agreement with Isaac, the son who Sarah will have. He will be born at this same time next year.”
22. After God finished talking with Abraham, God went up into heaven.