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Genesis 16:1-16 (NET)

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¹ Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had not given birth to any children, but she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar. ² So Sarai said to Abram, "Since the LORD has prevented me from having children, have sexual relations with my servant. Perhaps I can have a family by her." Abram did what Sarai told him. ³ So after Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years, Sarai, Abram's wife, gave Hagar, her Egyptian servant, to her husband to be his wife. ⁴ He had sexual relations with Hagar, and she became pregnant. Once Hagar realized she was pregnant, she despised Sarai. ⁵ Then Sarai said to Abram, "You have brought this wrong on me! I allowed my servant to have sexual relations with you, but when she realized that she was pregnant, she despised me. May the LORD judge between you and me!" ⁶ Abram said to Sarai, "Since your servant is under your authority, do to her whatever you think best." Then Sarai treated Hagar harshly, so she ran away from Sarai. ⁷ The LORD's angel found Hagar near a spring of water in the desert the spring that is along the road to Shur. ⁸ He said, "Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?" She replied, "I'm running away from my mistress, Sarai." ⁹ Then the LORD's angel said to her, "Return to your mistress and submit to her authority. ¹⁰ I will greatly multiply your descendants," the LORD's angel added, "so that they will be too numerous to count." ¹¹ Then the LORD's angel said to her, "You are now pregnant and are about to give birth to a son. You are to name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your painful groans. ¹² He will be a wild donkey of a man. He will be hostile to everyone, and everyone will be hostile to him. He will live away from his brothers." ¹³ So Hagar named the LORD who spoke to her, "You are the God who sees me," for she said, "Here I have seen one who sees me!" ¹⁴ That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. (It is located between Kadesh and Bered.) ¹⁵ So Hagar gave birth to Abram's son, whom Abram named Ishmael. ¹⁶ (Now Abram was 86 years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael.)


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 5) Responsibility / Excuses - Sarah to Abram
(v. 5) Jealousy / Envy - Sarah of Hagar - for becoming pregnant

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 5) Genesis 16 - Ishmael is Born (2011-10-16)
(v. 8) Genesis 16 - Ishmael is Born (2011-10-16)
(v. 15) Genesis 16 - Ishmael is Born (2011-10-16)

Definition(s):
Abram (Ehb-ram): high father
Abram (Ab-ram): high father
Beer (Ba-eehr): a well
Canaan (Keh-nan): merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues
Canaan (Keh-na-an): merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues
Hagar (Heh-gar): a stranger; one that fears
Kadesh (Keh-desh): holiness
So (Soh):