Impatient for a child, Abram has a son, Ishmael , through his wife’s servant, Hagar .
The first 17 chapters of Genesis serve as the foundational narrative for the Bible, transitioning from the "Primeval History" of the entire world (Chapters 1–11) to the "Patriarchal History" of a specific family (Chapters 12–17).
God forms the world (Light, Sky/Sea, Land/Plants).