Genesis 16:15 - Exposition

And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name —a peculiarity of the Elohist to assign the naming of a child to the father (Knobel); but the present chapter is usually ascribed to the Jehovist, while the instances in which the name is given by the mother do not always occur in Jehovistic sections (cf. Genesis 30:6 , which Tuch imputes to the Elohist)— which Hagar bare, Ishmael —thus acknowledging the truth of Hagar's vision.