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One of the most interesting women in the Bible is Hagar, Abraham's second wife, and the mother of Ishmael. How much do you know about her?
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You should probably ask that on a Christian board. At the...
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Some Jewish commentators identify Hagar with Keturah (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: קְטוּרָה, romanized: Qəṭurɔ꞉), the woman Abraham married after the death of Sarah, stating that Abraham sought her out after Sarah's death. It is suggested that Keturah was Hagar's personal name, and that "Hagar" was a descriptive label meaning ...
In some midrashic portrayals, Hagar observed the commandments and engaged in good deeds and was thus fit to be Abraham’s wife. These traditions identify Hagar with Keturah, who, in Gen. 25:1 was taken as a wife by Abraham. After Sarah’s death Abraham brought his divorcée back and she bore him additional children.
Sep 10, 2024 · Hagar, in the Old Testament (Gen. 16:1–16; 21:8–21), Abraham’s concubine and the mother of his son Ishmael. Purchased in Egypt, she served as a maid to Abraham’s childless wife, Sarah , who gave her to Abraham to conceive an heir.
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You should probably ask that on a Christian board. At the time in Judaism, there were no rules about how or when to make a concubine a legitimate wife. Abraham definitely sent Hagar away, which he likely would not have done or been able to do to a legitimate wife.
Hagar, an Egyptian girl, was the servant of Sarah, Abraham’s wife. The childless Sarah gave Hagar to the 85-year-old Abraham as a concubine, so that she could have her husband’s child through her maid. Hagar treated Sarah with insolence when she became pregnant.
Why is she called Keturah? For her deeds were [now] as pleasing as the ketoret. Midrash Rabbah on verse. Hagar was the Egyptian maidservant of Abraham's first wife, Sarah. When Sarah had failed to conceive a child after many years of marriage, she implored Abraham to have a child with Hagar.
