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In the story of Abraham, Sarah and Hagar in the book of Genesis 21, Sarah became pregnant and
gave birth to her son Isaac.

In vs. 6 -7, we see just how child birth can bring joy even to those who have babies way past their
calendar days:-

Vs. 6 And Sarah said, God has given me cause for laughing, and everyone who has news of it will be
laughing with me.

Vs. 7 And she said, who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would have a child at her breast? For
see, I have given him a son now when he is old.

When Isaac was old enough to play with his big brother Ishmael, Abraham’s son by Hager the
Egyptian slave, a feast was held in his honour.

Now when Sarah saw the boys playing together, she told her husband, “Send away that woman and
her son: for the son of that woman is not to have a part in the heritage with my son Isaac.”

Abraham was greatly saddened by her request for he loved both children. God had to intervene and
do something before he became heart broken.

In vs. 12, God tells him, “Let it not be a grief to you because of the boy and Hagar his mother; give
ear to whatever Sarah says to you, because it is from Isaac that your seed will take its name.”

Vs. 14-16, we see Abraham sending both mother and son away from camp. Here we see the first
reported case of bitterness in the Old Testament:-

Vs. 14 And early in the morning Abraham got up, and gave Hagar some bread and a water-skin, and
put the boy on her back, and sent her away: and she went, wandering in the waste land of
Beer-Sheba.