But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the free woman was by promise.
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Jerome
AD 420
From God’s own Scripture it is evident that the birth of Ishmael also was according to promise. But the answer is that a promise is truly fulfilled in the giving of a covenant. It is one thing to bless, increase and multiply greatly, as is written in Ishmael’s case, but another to make an heir through a covenant. –.
