18. Go help the boy. Hold his hand and lead him. I will make him the father of many people.”
19. Then God allowed Hagar to see a well of water. So she went to the well and filled her bag with water. Then she gave water to the boy to drink.
20. God continued to be with the boy while he grew up. Ishmael lived in the desert and became a hunter. He learned to shoot a bow very well.
21. His mother found a wife for him in Egypt. They continued to live in the Paran desert.