>And the angel of the LORD said unto her: 'Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Ishmael, because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
>And he shall be a wild ass of a man: his hand shall be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the face of all his brethren.'
>Genesis 16:11-12
Do these verses bear any relevance to the emergence and conquests of Islam? Also:
>For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
>But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
>which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar -
>Galatians 4:22-24