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10 I will make your descendants so numerous,” added the LORD’s angel, “that they will be too many to count.” 11 Then the LORD’s angel said to her: “You are now pregnant and shall bear a son; you shall name him Ishmael, For the LORD has heeded your affliction. 12 He shall be a wild ass of a man, his hand against everyone, and everyone’s hand against him; Alongside all his kindred shall he encamp.” 13 To the LORD who spoke to her she gave a name, saying, “You are God who sees me”; she meant, “Have I really seen God and remained alive after he saw me?” Genesis 16:10-13, New American Bible Revised. Copyright © 2010 USCCB.
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