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Isaac
After Abram's entrance into Canaan the Lord promised him an heir by Sarai his wife (). Isaac was pre-eminently the child of promise (; ; ). He was married to Rebekah, his cousin (). He was Abraham's heir (; God renewed the two great promises (; ). Isaac was a farmer and herdsman ().
Ishmael
Sarai, Abram's wife, was barren (). Impatient at the long delay of the promise, Sarah agreed for Abram to cohabit with her maid Hagar, and as a result Ishmael was born eleven years after Abram and Sarah entered Canaan (). He was finally cast out of Abram's house at Sarah's request and the Lord's approval, for Abram's Descendants were to be counted from Isaac ().
Ashley S. Johnson, Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia (1896); electronic edition by Ernie Stefanik. Public domain. Text from the CrossWire Bible Society.