וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶל־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים ל֥וּ יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל יִחְיֶ֥ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃
And Abraham said unto God: ‘Oh that Ishmael might live before Thee! ’
Explore essay for Genesis 17:18. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶל־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים ל֥וּ יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל יִחְיֶ֥ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃
And Abraham said unto God: ‘Oh that Ishmael might live before Thee! ’
Explore essay for Genesis 17:18. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.