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translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/17.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />and his son Ishmael was thirteen;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/17.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />and Ishmael, his son, was thirteen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and his son Ishmael was thirteen;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Ishmael his son <i>was</i> thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Ishmael his son <i>was</i> thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when the flesh of his foreskin was circumcised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and his son Ishmael was 13 years old when the flesh of his foreskin was circumcised. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />His son Ishmael was 13 years old when he was circumcised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and his son Ishmael was thirteen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and his son Ishmael was thirteen;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and his son Ishmael [is] a son of thirteen years in the flesh of his foreskin being circumcised;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Ishmael his son is a son of thirteen years in the flesh of his foreskin being circumcised;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Ishmael his son, the son of thirteen years in his circumcising the flesh of his uncircumcision.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Ismael his son was full thirteen years old at the time of his circumcision. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And his son Ishmael had completed thirteen years at the time of his circumcision.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when the flesh of his foreskin was circumcised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In this day Abraham circumcised Ishmayl his son.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Ismael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/17-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=3675" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/17.htm">The Covenant of Circumcision</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>So Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised, <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and his son</a> <a href="/hebrew/3458.htm" title="3458: wə·yiš·mā·‘êl (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From shama' and 'el; God will hear; Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites.">Ishmael</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lōš (Number-fsc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">was thirteen;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fs) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bə·śar (N-msc) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6190.htm" title="6190: ‘ā·rə·lā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Foreskin. Feminine of arel; the prepuce."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4135.htm" title="4135: bə·him·mō·lōw (Prep-b:: V-Nifal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To circumcise. A primitive root; to cut short, i.e. Curtail; by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the same day.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/21-4.htm">Genesis 21:4</a></span><br />When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God had commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-4.htm">Genesis 12:4</a></span><br />So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6</a></span><br />Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-19.htm">Genesis 18:19</a></span><br />For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-2.htm">Genesis 22:2</a></span><br />“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3-5</a></span><br />Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. / I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, / because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-12.htm">Genesis 35:12</a></span><br />The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-48.htm">Exodus 12:48</a></span><br />If a foreigner resides with you and wants to celebrate the LORD’s Passover, all the males in the household must be circumcised; then he may come near to celebrate it, and he shall be like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised man may eat of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/12-3.htm">Leviticus 12:3</a></span><br />And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6</a></span><br />The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-2.htm">Joshua 5:2-9</a></span><br />At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.” / So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth. / Now this is why Joshua circumcised them: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of war—had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-11.htm">Romans 4:11</a></span><br />And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-16.htm">Romans 4:16-17</a></span><br />Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. / As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-7.htm">Romans 9:7-8</a></span><br />Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-7.htm">Galatians 3:7-9</a></span><br />Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham. / The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” / So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/17-24.htm">Circumcised</a> <a href="/genesis/17-24.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/genesis/17-24.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/genesis/17-24.htm">Foreskin</a> <a href="/genesis/17-23.htm">Ishmael</a> <a href="/genesis/17-20.htm">Ish'mael</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-11.htm">Thirteen</a> <a href="/genesis/17-24.htm">Underwent</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/17-26.htm">Circumcised</a> <a href="/genesis/17-26.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/genesis/29-14.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/genesis/34-14.htm">Foreskin</a> <a href="/genesis/17-26.htm">Ishmael</a> <a href="/genesis/17-26.htm">Ish'mael</a> <a href="/numbers/3-43.htm">Thirteen</a> <a href="/genesis/17-26.htm">Underwent</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/17-1.htm">God renews the covenant with Abram, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/17-5.htm">and changes his name to Abraham, in token of a greater blessing.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/17-9.htm">Circumcision is instituted.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/17-15.htm">Sarai's name is changed to Sarah, and she is blessed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/17-17.htm">Isaac is promised, and the time of his birth fixed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/17-23.htm">Abraham and Ishmael are circumcised.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and his son Ishmael</b><br>Ishmael is the firstborn son of Abraham, born to Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian maidservant. His birth is recorded in <a href="/genesis/16.htm">Genesis 16</a>, where Sarah, unable to bear children, gives Hagar to Abraham as a wife. Ishmael's name, meaning "God hears," reflects God's response to Hagar's distress in the wilderness. Ishmael is significant in biblical history as the ancestor of many Arab nations, and his story highlights themes of God's faithfulness and the complexities of human relationships. His role in the narrative sets the stage for the covenantal promises that will later be fulfilled through Isaac, Abraham's son with Sarah.<p><b>was thirteen;</b><br>The age of thirteen is significant in the Jewish tradition, as it marks the transition from childhood to adulthood, known as Bar Mitzvah in later Jewish practice. At this age, Ishmael is on the cusp of manhood, which is important in the context of <a href="/genesis/17.htm">Genesis 17</a>, where God establishes the covenant of circumcision with Abraham. Ishmael's circumcision at thirteen signifies his inclusion in the covenant, although he is not the child of promise through whom the covenant will be fulfilled. This age also underscores the timeline of events leading to the birth of Isaac, who will be born a year later, as God had promised. The mention of Ishmael's age serves to highlight the unfolding of God's plan and the distinction between Ishmael and Isaac in the narrative of God's covenant with Abraham.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/ishmael.htm">Ishmael</a></b><br>The first son of Abraham, born to Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian maidservant. Ishmael is a significant figure as he represents the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham that he would be the father of many nations, though not the child of the covenant promise.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a></b><br>The patriarch of the Israelites, to whom God made a covenant promising numerous descendants and the land of Canaan. Abraham's obedience in circumcising Ishmael and his household is a testament to his faith.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/circumcision.htm">Circumcision</a></b><br>A physical sign of the covenant between God and Abraham's descendants. It was instituted by God as a perpetual sign of the covenant, marking those who were part of God's chosen people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>The divine promise and agreement between God and Abraham, which included the promise of land, descendants, and blessings. Circumcision was the physical sign of this covenant.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/thirteen_years_old.htm">Thirteen Years Old</a></b><br>Ishmael's age at the time of his circumcision, which is significant as it marks his inclusion in the covenant community, even though he is not the child of promise.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>Abraham's immediate obedience in circumcising Ishmael and his household demonstrates the importance of following God's commands, even when they are challenging or require personal sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusion_in_god's_covenant.htm">Inclusion in God's Covenant</a></b><br>Ishmael's circumcision at thirteen signifies that God's covenant extends beyond the immediate line of promise, showing God's broader plan for humanity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_works.htm">Faith and Works</a></b><br>While circumcision was a physical act, it was a sign of the faith and commitment to God's covenant. This teaches us that our actions should reflect our faith and commitment to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_promises.htm">Understanding God's Promises</a></b><br>The account of Ishmael and Isaac reminds us to trust in God's timing and His promises, even when circumstances seem contrary to what we expect.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_in_god's_family.htm">Identity in God's Family</a></b><br>Ishmael's circumcision signifies his inclusion in the covenant community, reminding us of our identity and belonging in God's family through faith in Christ.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">Ishmael. . . . was thirteen years old.</span>--Hence the Mohammedans defer circumcision to the thirteenth year.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old</span> (the same form of expression as above), <span class="cmt_word">when he was circumcised.</span> Hence among the Arabs the ceremony is usually delayed till the thirteenth year (cf. Josephus, 'Ant.,' 1:13). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/17-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and his son</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנ֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ishmael</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yiš·mā·‘êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3458.htm">Strong's 3458: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ishmael -- 'God hears', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was thirteen;</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/17-25.htm">Genesis 17:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/17-25.htm">Genesis 17:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/17-25.htm">Genesis 17:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/17-25.htm">Genesis 17:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/17-25.htm">Genesis 17:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/17-25.htm">Genesis 17:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/17-25.htm">Genesis 17:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/17-25.htm">Genesis 17:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/17-25.htm">Genesis 17:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/17-25.htm">Genesis 17:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/17-25.htm">OT Law: Genesis 17:25 Ishmael his son was thirteen years old (Gen. 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