וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶל־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים ל֥וּ יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל יִחְיֶ֥ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃
And Abraham said unto God: ‘Oh that Ishmael might live before Thee! ’
Read kabbalistic (mystical) interpretation of Genesis 17:18: and classical mystical sources.
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶל־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים ל֥וּ יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל יִחְיֶ֥ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃
And Abraham said unto God: ‘Oh that Ishmael might live before Thee! ’
Read kabbalistic (mystical) interpretation of Genesis 17:18: and classical mystical sources.