From e663b8c2ab04341c780057c20aa79e6c86f0e6de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gayle Aukerman Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2017 19:22:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'content/other/ishmael.md' --- content/other/ishmael.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/other/ishmael.md b/content/other/ishmael.md index 70755fca..81b5af48 100644 --- a/content/other/ishmael.md +++ b/content/other/ishmael.md @@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ ## Facts: ## -Ishmael was the son of Abraham and the Egyptian slave Hagar. There are also several other men in the Old Testament named Ishmael. +Ishmael was the son of Abraham and the Egyptian slave Hagar. There were several other men in the Old Testament named Ishmael. -* The name "Ishmael" means, "God hears." +* The name "Ishmael" means "God hears." * God promised to bless Abraham's son Ishmael, but he was not the son God had promised to establish his covenant with. * God protected Hagar and Ishmael when they were sent into the desert. * While Ishmael was living in the desert of Paran, he married an Egyptian woman. * Ishmael son of Nethaniah was an army officer from Judah who led a group of men to kill a governor who had been appointed by the Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar. -* There are also four other men named Ishmael in the Old Testament. +* There were also four other men named Ishmael in the Old Testament. (Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))