ISB ~ Galatians 4 v29

persecuted:Paul follows a Jewish tradition that interprets the “playing” of Abraham’s sons in Gen 21:9 as a power struggle between the boys, with the older Ishmael taunting the younger Isaac. The current harassment by the Judaizers links them with Hagar and the Ishmaelites, whose descendants were among the traditional enemies of the covenant people (1 Chron 5:10; Ps 83:5-6).