Genesis 21:10
“Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.”
KJV
Read in Genesis 21Meaning
Sarah's demand centers on inheritance and succession, but its human consequence is the expulsion of a vulnerable woman and her son.
Read carefully
Narration of the demand is not moral approval of abandoning vulnerable dependents, and it cannot justify hostility toward Ishmael's supposed modern descendants.
Reflection
Conflicts over inheritance and belonging can expose unequal power; the text requires attention both to covenant developments and to human suffering.