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were sort of strangers in the cultures that they lived in.
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Absolutely. Can you explain more about that?
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Well, Ishmael was the first son of Abraham,
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but he was not really brought into the family,
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and eventually he was left in the wilderness.
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The story is that from him sprang up the Arabic tribe.
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That's right.
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So he's Hagar's son.
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He is the son of Abraham's-- or Sarah's--serving woman.
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So, Abraham is unable to conceive a child with Sarah,
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so he sleeps with Hagar and Hagar bears him a son, Ishmael.
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So, he's from the family of Abraham, but he is outside that family.