Question; How old was Yishmael when Abraham cast him out of this house?
— The Bible says that Abraham was 86 when Ishmael was born. He was 100 when Isaac was born .so he had to be about 16 or so when he was sent away.
Why did God choose Isaac instead of Ishmael?
By choosing Isaac over Ishmael, God confirms that all people born of faith (as Isaac was born of his parents' faith in God's promise to do the impossible) are truly children of Abraham and thus heirs of the promise.
What did the angel say about Ishmael?
The angel of the LORD also said to her: "You are now with child and you will have a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard of your misery. He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers".
What was God's promise to Hagar?
There, by a spring of water, she was found by an angel of the Lord, who told her to return home and promised her that she would have many descendants through a son, Ishmael; he would grow up to be a “wild ass of a man”, in constant struggle with all other men.
However, despite the early and later struggles of Isaac and Ishmael, they are the eventual founders of 12 (nations) princes each.
God told Abraham that He would establish his covenant through Isaac, and when Abraham inquired as to Ishmael's role, God answered that Ishmael has been blessed and that he "will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation". (Genesis 17).
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