An angel told Hagar that Ishmael would be the father of a great nation (Genesis 21:18) and, interestingly, that Ishmael would be “a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers” (Genesis 16:12).
Pengine hii ilileta kutoridhika moyoni mwa Ishmaeli kwa nduguye Isaka. Malaika alitabiria Haga kuwa Ishmaeli “ataishi kwa uadui na nduguze wote”(Mwanzo 16:11-12).