1. מלל mı̂lēl “speak,” an ancient and therefore solemn and poetical word.

2. חמת chêmet “bottle,…

The son of the bondwoman. — Hebrew, of the handmaid. Hagar is never acknowledged as Abraham’s wife, though her child, as …

And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation ,
&c.] A great nation, as is promised, ([Reference Genesis…

Let us not overlook how this family matter instructs us not to rest in outward privileges or in our own deeds. And let us seek the blessings of the…