Genesis 16:12
“And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him.”
King James Version
Ishmael's descendants predicted as perennial warriors in conflict with their neighbors, fulfilled in Arab history.
Fulfillment References
Genesis 16:12
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