Yeah, Isaac is born! However, this is in the midst of some pretty crazy circumstances, don't you think? His cousins are born in a cave and are the product of incestuous relationships – eww. His other cousin, Lot, had just watched his cities burn and wife go to dust – which led his daughters to do this horrible thing. Hagar and Ishmael are sent away and God provides for them even though He doesn't have to fulfill this part of the covenant to Abraham. Also, Abraham is showing an interesting trend of saying his wife is his sister (which she is a half-sister) instead of his wife. He had already done this in Egypt and now does this with Abimelech, a king in his region. Then he has to set up a covenant to avoid well issues with Abimelech (could be the same king or another one altogether). It is in this context that Isaac is born, the child of promise to Abraham. This story is about to get even more interesting, trust me.
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