God had promised Abram that he would be the father of many nations.
Before God changes Abram's name to Abraham, his wife, Sarai, decides that God needs a little help taking care of things.
She sends her maid, Hagar in to Abram and she gives birth to a son, Ishmael. After Sarah had her own son, Isaac, she sends Hagar and Ishmael out into the wilderness, but God rescues them and brings them to safety.
Isaac is eventually the father of Israel. Ishmael becomes the ancestor of 12 tribes too. From the descendants of Ishmael come most of the nations in the Arab world today.
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