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

2. חמת chêmet “bottle,…

And the child.—Ishmael was now sixteen or seventeen years of age, but the word yeled used in this place has no reference …

And Abraham rose up early. We can gather how painful the wound was, which the expulsion of his firstborn son inflicted on the mind of the …

And Abraham rose up early in the morning
It was in the night the Lord spoke to him, and bid him hearken to the voice…

If Hagar and Ishmael had behaved well in Abraham's family, they might have continued there; but they were justly punished. By abusing privileges, w…